Because the Zither Sword Maiden herself was a Three-Tribulation Emperor Venerable, even with only a spirit shadow remaining, she still possessed the will of a Three-Tribulation realm. Sikong Jing found it difficult to forcibly control and interrogate her; if he used too much force, he might easily shatter her.
Thus, Sikong Jing was in no great hurry. Instead, he spoke softly...
"Then we'll wear each other down, slowly."
Once his realm rose to the Third Tribulation, Sikong Jing would be able to forcefully control her. By then, even if she refused to speak, she would have to.
With that, Sikong Jing cultivated as he made his way back toward Vast Universe.
The Dead Silence Small World, the seventeenth layer of the Ancient Ancestor Hell Array—within that terrifying world of darkness stood a palace.
At the center of the main hall, Yu Mang wore an ashen expression...
He looked at the subordinates around him and asked in a low voice, "Is Mystic Jade dead?"
"I-I don't know."
One of the Nine-Tribulation Emperor Venerable's subordinates answered with his head lowered.
This made Yu Mang's expression turn even more ashen. With a sudden, forceful fling, he hurled a figure into the center of the hall...
It was none other than the Aurora Divine Lord!
Yu Mang asked coldly, "Tell me, why could a Two-Tribulation Emperor Venerable come here from the Burial Emperor Battlefield?"
This was the first question Yu Mang wanted answered...
This was not the time of the Burial Emperor War, so there was no possibility of anyone stumbling in by mistake. Yet that damned brat from Vast Universe had arrived.
And Emperor Venerables from Origin Universe had somehow arrived as well.
Earlier, when the black-robed Yu Hai had been contaminating the Spirit Willow Fragment, he had sensed Sikong Jing's battle