A Fortuitous Mistake

The surrounding area was originally a vast expanse of blue sky and white clouds, with a lush and boundless forest, creating a breathtaking landscape that would make one feel open-minded and experience a sense of comfort.

But everything suddenly changed after Xu Bai destroyed the strange creature formed by the door.

The environment has disappeared; there is no sky or white clouds, no vast forests, only a deathly silence.

The sky was as dark as ink, without the moon or stars to adorn it; it was pitch black, like a piece of pure black cloth.

The ground was scorched earth, and stepping on it felt like rubbing against sand; it was very loose and fragile.

It made a clicking sound with every step.

Xu Bai was in this world, but he felt an extremely unfamiliar emotion. This emotion arose from his heart, and he felt as if he was not in his original time and space.

"What's going on? I was suddenly moved to a different location. Where am I now?"

After killing that strange creature, I didn't feel any danger, and there hasn't been any danger since.

He simply moved to a different location; nothing else changed, not even the enemies appeared.

But Xu Bai knew that the Supreme Saint was definitely not a simple character, so he became even more cautious in this situation.

A ruler who controls countless worlds would never resort to futile means; there must be a deeper meaning behind his actions.

Xu Bai circulated his True Yuan Power and simultaneously expanded his divine soul power.

Centered on himself, his divine soul power spread and surged outwards like a vast ocean, instantly surveying the surrounding area.

There were no living beings around, nothing at all, only a deathly silence, but Xu Bai felt that sense of unfamiliarity growing stronger and stronger.

"Let's try fortune telling." Xu Bai used the Myriad Assistance skills to perform a divination for himself, but the result was not satisfactory.

"There's not even a good or bad omen."

He had hoped that this divination would at least tell him whether his fortune was good or bad, but the result disappointed him.

There is neither good fortune nor misfortune.

It's impossible to have nothing and be able to deduce anything.

He didn't try to calculate the Supreme Saint, but with his current Exiting Sainthood strength, it's impossible that he couldn't calculate it.

This strange situation left Xu Bai feeling helpless, and just then, he suddenly sensed something approaching.

With the surge of divine soul power, it immediately noticed the approaching object.

Soon, Xu Bai knew who the visitor was.

She was a woman, dressed in tattered clothes, but she possessed a powerful strength.

This power felt unfamiliar to Xu Bai, because the woman's power came from the two metal wings on her back.

The metal wings were made entirely of an unknown metal, silver in color, and looked very exquisite, creating a strong contrast with the tattered clothes.

The woman was very fast. Sensing Xu Bai's location, she quickly approached and arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.

Then Xu Bai sensed intense hostility. The woman actually broke off her wings, which transformed into silver armor that covered her entire body, even her face.

"Where did you come from, you strange person? Why don't you have wings?"

The woman's very first words left Xu Bai speechless.

Wings? Why do I need wings? Who decided that people must have wings? Besides, those metal wings are so tacky, okay? They don't suit my style at all.

Xu Bai was inwardly complaining, but he didn't show it. He scanned the woman's soul with his divine sense and prepared to control it, but then he was stunned.

"What's going on? Why is there no spirit?"

Just now, he discovered that this woman did not have a soul, which was completely absurd. Everyone in this world should have a soul, but this was a special case.

When the woman saw that Xu Bai did not reply, she snorted coldly, then raised her hand and instantly disappeared from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, the woman appeared behind Xu Bai, raising her hand to smash down on Xu Bai's head. Her attack was extremely ruthless, aimed at killing him instantly.

"It's understandable for young people to be hot-tempered, but they should also have some self-awareness. Those who don't will suffer a terrible fate."

Xu Bai didn't even turn around. The golden Heavenly Change across, and the woman was sent flying backward. Her silver armor was destroyed, and her tattered clothes reappeared on her body.

With just one blow, the woman was seriously injured.

Xu Bai flashed and appeared in front of the woman, raising his foot to step on her chest, and said with interest, "Tell me, what is your origin? Why don't you have a soul?"

If he hadn't wanted to gather information, he wouldn't have left any survivors.

"Pah! Abandoning your wings, you scum of the Winged Race, betraying the great Winged Race, you will be punished in the end." Although the woman spat out blood, she still spat at Xu Bai with a face full of contempt.

Xu Bai was slightly taken aback. He seemed to have thought of something and continued to ask, "Do you know about the Great Chu Kingdom, the Great Yue Kingdom, and the Ghost Market Ruins?"

The woman frowned and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Do whatever you want with me, but don't insult me here."

Xu Bai: "..."

Okay, he finally understands what happened to him now, and he's probably no longer in his original world.

Xu Bai finally understood what the Supreme Saint's purpose was.

Once this guy comes out of the Ghost Market and returns to the human world, he will pull him into countless worlds.

Based on his previous conversation with A Wu, Xu Bai knew that once he entered countless worlds, it would be very difficult to return to his original world.

The Supreme Saint's plan was simple: to exile himself and prevent him from interfering with the Sage's life, and then wait until the Sage was fully revived, at which point he would be destroyed.

Even if I were to jump from this world to another, it would be almost impossible to return to my original world. This guy, the Supreme Saint, is very insightful and must have a way to prevent me from going back.

As Xu Bai pondered, the woman in front of him suddenly revealed a fierce look in her eyes, and in an instant, she stabbed at Xu Bai's chest with her right hand.

The broken right hand, carrying a chilling aura, drew ever closer to Xu Bai's chest.

"Click!"

"Ah!"

The woman's screams echoed throughout the land. She clutched her severed right hand and rolled around on the ground, her right hand bent to an grotesque and gruesome degree.

"What are you thinking? Your strength is at most that of a transcendent being. Even if I stand here and don't move, you can't beat me." Xu Bai grabbed the woman by the neck and said, "I'll give you a chance to live. Tell me the general situation here."

The woman remained silent.

Xu Bai stroked his chin. "A tough guy, I like tough guys the most. Actually, we have no grudges against each other. If you just tell me, I really won't do anything to you. But you're just asking for trouble."

"I am not from your world, and we really don't have any conflict."

As he spoke, Xu Bai grabbed the woman's other intact hand.

He planned to start from here. To be honest, since he started using the power of the soul and it became a habit, he hadn't used his old methods for a long time, and he quite missed them.

"Then I'll start from here and crush your bones little by little. Don't worry, I won't crush them too finely, because I'll crush them a second and a third time. Once you have no bones left, I'll start peeling off your skin and flesh."

Upon hearing this, the woman began to tremble, and despair appeared in her eyes.

Xu Bai wasn't just talking; he genuinely intended to do it. Just as he was about to take action, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Senior, please stop. She offended you just now, and I apologize to you."

The sound grew closer from afar, and it didn't take long.

Xu Bai turned his head and looked at the man with silver wings in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Finally, someone who understands has come along."

He released his grip, and the woman fell to the ground like a lump of mud, motionless, and immediately fainted.

The man cupped his hands and said very respectfully, "The clan chief said that Person from Beyond the Heavens has descended, so he sent me to receive them. Please, senior, accompany me to our Winged Race's city."

Xu Bai waved his hand. "Lead the way."

He has now descended as an avatar, but he possesses the full power of his original body, so he has no reservations whatsoever.

Now that we're here, we need to find the strongest person here; that's the best way to communicate.

The man didn't waste any words; he picked up the woman, carried her, and led the way.

The group continued straight ahead, and a dilapidated city came into view before Xu Bai.

Xu Bai's divine soul directly enveloped the entire city, and he quickly discovered that the strongest person in it was probably at the Saintly Realm.

"Interesting. This so-called clan leader must be a master who has entered the Saint realm."

The man led Xu Bai to the largest building, cupped his hands in invitation, said no more, and did not go inside.

Just as Xu Bai sensed earlier, this is indeed the location of the so-called Sainthood attainment.

Xu Bai didn't waste any words, put his hands behind his back, and walked inside.

Before long, they arrived at a huge room, and inside the huge room sat a man with golden wings on his back.

The man looked young and was holding a glass of water, sipping it slowly.

When Xu Bai walked in, the man put down his water glass, stood up, and bowed with his hands clasped in greeting.

"Yi Long greets senior."

The etiquette was impeccable, with nothing to criticize.

However, Xu Bai has come a long way from the bottom to where he is now, and he has experienced no shortage of battles. He could sense that there was a faint killing intent about this man.

"You want to kill me," Xu Bai said calmly.

Yi Long fluttered, and he said very directly, "That being once said that whoever can kill the senior will become the supreme being in their world, and will live forever no matter how the world is destroyed."

"But I know that all of this is nonsense. Although I want to kill you, senior, I do not have the ability."

Xu Bai laughed and said, "You don't hide your murderous intent, yet you act so calmly. You think you have the ability to stop me from killing you, right?"

Yi Long nodded and said, "I am willing to offer all the resources of this world to you, senior."

His golden wings trembled, and a huge map appeared in mid-air.

Next, he began to explain to Xu Bai the composition of power in this world, as well as various other situations.

Soon, Xu Bai also learned about the situation here.

There are no divine souls in this world; they have merged their divine souls into the wings on their backs.

However, some people are unwilling to give up their souls, so they do not cultivate in the form of wings, but instead focus on tempering their souls.

Five of them had wings, and four did not. Nine of them were elevated to sainthood, belonging to these nine major powers.

They are all keeping each other in check, and so far things seem peaceful with no major conflicts arising.

After understanding all this, Xu Bai roughly understood. He stroked his chin and asked, "So, you want to offer this world to me, which means showing me this?"

Yi Long shook his head and said, "Senior, if all of us were willing to leave our books or traces to you, would you be happy?"

Xu Bai's eyes lit up slightly.

He had long wanted to find a progress bar in these countless worlds. This time, the Supreme Saint let him in by chance. Although it was just an avatar, it showed him the possibility of the plan. The avatar could not work on the progress bar, but it could exchange with its main body.

To put it simply, he can switch between large and small sizes.

Xu Bai asked, "What is your purpose? What benefits can it bring you?"

Yi Long slowly said, "The killing intent just now was real. I did want to kill you, senior, but then I thought about it. Countless worlds have been destroyed by that being. We are just dogs he keeps. A dog can die at any time."

"If you can succeed, then all the worlds will develop autonomously. Without that existence, we won't be treated like dogs."

Xu Bai smiled.

Whether what this guy said was true or false, what he wanted to see was the actual effect.

"Here's what we'll do. You go and gather the resources I need first. I'll be fighting the Supreme Saint One later, and these are essential."

Whether this matter is true or false, it doesn't matter to Xu Bai as long as he sees the progress bar.

Without wasting any words, Yi Long turned and left to help Xu Bai collect all the resources and have other forces hand them over.

Soon, only Xu Bai remained. A girl dressed in ordinary clothes with silver wings on her back walked up to Xu Bai Xu Bai, led her away, and took her to another room that had been prepared for Xu Bai to rest.

Xu Bai looked around at the style, which was different from that of the Great Chu Kingdom. After finding a place to sit down, he did not do anything else, but instead shifted his consciousness to the main body.

The Ghost Market.

Xu Bai opened his eyes and looked at A Wu, who was still playing with stones in front of him, and said, "Stop playing for a moment. There's something I want to tell you."