Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong naturally sensed this repulsive aura as well. This pure evil seemed to want to devour the entire world, making them extremely uncomfortable.
" Qi Ling, let's hurry up and act. This feeling is making me very uncomfortable! I have a feeling that something has already happened, and if we don't stop it, it will definitely be a terrible tragedy!" Bibi Dong said seriously at this moment.
Qi Ling nodded in agreement with Bibi Dong's statement, but the problem was that in order to deal with these two people, they had to find them first and then find out what they wanted to do.
Following this nauseating sensation, the three passed through several cities and finally entered the capital of the duchy! To Qi Ling's surprise, this aura was emanating from the duchy's royal palace.
Although Qi Ling didn't care about the king here at all, the current duchy was still a place with a population of over a million, and he couldn't just ignore it.
"But why would they do these things inside the palace?" Qian Renxue asked curiously. "Wouldn't this be easier to detect inside the palace?"
"While it's easier for them to be discovered, it should also make it easier for them to operate," Qi Ling said. "I suspect the entire palace is now under their control, which shouldn't be difficult for Qian Xunji and Xue Qinghe."
"And what they're doing now will likely require the cooperation of the royal palace! I have a very bad feeling; this guy has made such a big fuss this time that he might be willing to take down the entire duchy, or even the Heaven Dou Empire and the Douluo Continent!"
Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were startled upon hearing this, but it was a perfectly normal, even reasonable, guess! Qian Xunji had previously planned to give half of the entire Douluo Continent to others; to him, human lives were merely a resource.
An evil aura permeated the entire palace, so Qi Ling couldn't discern Qian Xunji's location. Left with no other choice, Qi Ling had to resort to the normal method and go to the palace to pay her respects.
To maintain secrecy, Qi Ling did not use their original identities, but instead planned to fabricate a false identity to deceive them.
To Qi Ling's surprise, before she could even reveal her fabricated identity, the palace staff let her in. This wasn't because of anything Qi Ling had done, but because the entire palace seemed to be in a daze, in complete chaos!
"What's going on? Qian Xunji has turned everyone in the palace up like this... What is he trying to do?" Qi Ling couldn't help but feel puzzled.
The people in the royal palace couldn't have always looked like this, because they would have been discovered by the Heaven Dou Empire long ago. After all, although the duchy has a certain degree of autonomy, it cannot completely break away from the Heaven Dou Empire.
Therefore, Qi Ling guessed that the palace must have become like this recently! Everyone in the palace had become like walking corpses, which was indescribably eerie.
There are only two possibilities for why things have turned out this way: one is that Qian Xunji has done something reckless and started to act without regard for the consequences; the other is that the current situation is no longer under his control, which is why these people have also been affected and turned into this state.
Of course, the worst-case scenario is that both possibilities have occurred: Qian Xunji has indeed started some kind of conspiracy, and this conspiracy has indeed slipped out of his control.
Without wasting any time, Qi Ling ignored the people in the palace and, together with Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, began searching for the root of all this. The evil aura here was so thick that it was almost tangible, making even Qi Ling feel uncomfortable, let alone the two women.
Soon, the group found the source of all this: in an underground palace within the royal palace, an ominous aura was flowing out like water, and above the tightly closed door, a black seal was Youyou operating.
The black seal possessed extremely powerful energy, clearly not a product of this world. Perhaps that's why Qi Ling had been unable to find this place before.
Qi Ling guessed that the seal was likely the one that isolated the inside from the outside world, but now, the things inside could no longer be hidden, and the strange power was almost overflowing.
As for what was inside, everyone was mentally prepared. Qian Renxue tried to touch the seal on the door, but as soon as she touched it, even though she was protected by Divine Power, she felt as if she had been pricked and immediately withdrew her hand.
"This seal is very strong, and its power is extremely aggressive," Qian Renxue said helplessly. "If we can't break it in one go, it will reflect all the attacks it receives back."
"So if we want to eliminate it, we have to use the strongest attack to destroy it in one go! Otherwise, we might end up getting hurt ourselves."
Qi Ling couldn't help but glance at it sideways. This seal was indeed somewhat despicable, making people hesitant to attack it, because if you didn't break it in one strike, it would undoubtedly mean that everyone would have to endure a full-force attack from Qi Ling.
As for how much damage this thing could withstand, Qi Ling had no idea. But since it was meant to defend herself, she should take her maximum strength into account.
In other words, if Qian Xunji understands himself well enough, then this thing should be able to withstand his strongest attack.
So, does Qian Xunji understand himself well enough? Probably he does. After all, the person who understands you best is often your enemy, and Qian Xunji should be more eager to defeat himself than anyone else, so how could he not understand his own strength?
After sharing their guesses with the two, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were also in a dilemma. However, Qian Renxue said, " Qi Ling, why don't you let me try first? You and Mother should leave here first. In case I fail, it won't implicate you."
"No, A Xue, since we're going to try, we must succeed on the first try. We absolutely cannot be so hesitant, or we'll only hurt ourselves," Qi Ling said. "Therefore, this strike must be mine."
"But, Qi Ling, didn't you say that Qian Xunji had already considered your limits, so this seal..." Qian Renxue said worriedly.
"Hehe, that's right. Perhaps he did consider my limits, but he definitely didn't consider that I'm not alone now!" Qi Ling laughed. "Sister, then I'll leave it to you. Let them see our power!"
Bibi Dong laughed and said, "Alright, little brother, speaking of which, this is the first time I've fought alongside you, isn't it? It's quite exciting to think about."