Buzz!
A soaring sword aura rose into the sky, and the hurricane around Chen Qing compressed into a ball, forming a unique boost that combined with his own sword aura, shooting straight into the heavens!
The originally dark space was distorted by the soaring sword energy.
At that moment, she knew that Chen Qing was not lying; his move could truly shatter the void!
She had no time to ponder how a second-generation demon could comprehend such a secret technique, nor did she have time to wonder why Chen Qing knew it too.
All she knew was that if she didn't drop the sword in her hand, Chen Qing would cut her to ashes with that single strike!
But ironically, this sword is quite difficult to throw.
The Sword of the Spine is not just a name; it is truly connected to one's spine. Forcibly severing and discarding it is no different from removing one's spine. However, she dared not hesitate for a moment and directly and without hesitation pulled out the sword from her hand!
The intense pain nearly made her faint.
She couldn't even remember the last time she had suffered like this!
The pain of having her spine removed reminded her of the agony of having her spinal fluid extracted in her past life. She came into this world to avoid that pain again, and she had originally succeeded.
Now, someone has made her experience that same pain again!
" Chen Qing!!!"
The shrill roar was as unpleasant as fingernails digging into glass, and the Snake Mother's extremely venomous eyes stared intently at Chen Qing like a real venomous snake.
"You'll regret this. I'll catch you, catch the people you care about, and devour them all, Samsara eternal damnation!"
"Oh, so powerful?" Chen Qing slashed directly at him with his longsword. "Then don't run away if you dare!"
boom!
The entire mirror shattered, and the Snake Mother's disheveled figure darted back and forth between the various mirrors, not daring to look back at Chen Qing once more. Her boundless resentment could only be suppressed in her heart, accumulating into venomous hatred, waiting for an opportunity to unleash this poison upon her broken body!
Aren't you going to pursue it?
Ao Zhen threw down the sword in her hand, frowned, and turned to look at Chen Qing.
With her spine removed, even if the other party has a strong regenerative ability, she is still severely weakened. She has never had such a good opportunity in hundreds of thousands of years!
"We can't catch up," Chen Qing shook his head. "Just now, King Xiang's consciousness controlled the Ghost Temple, preventing her from using the power of the Ghost Mirror, which allowed us to succeed so easily. But if we chase after her, we'll have to destroy the other mirrors. Do you think King Xiang's will will allow us to destroy so many mirrors? These are things that have been accumulated over many years."
Ao Zhen: "."
"That's the most cunning person I've ever met. If you miss this opportunity, you might never find another one as good as this."
"That's because she's never met me before," Chen Qing laughed. "Didn't that cunning woman you mentioned fall for my tricks? If she can fall for me once, she can fall for me again. Don't worry."
Ao Zhen stared at the other person blankly for a while, and finally laughed, "You're quite confident."
"This has always been my way of doing things; you'll get used to it."
When did you get back?
He returned around 3 PM.
"Shenshi (3-5 PM)?" Ao Zhen turned to look at Chen Qing: "At that time, A Da A Er, and Shen Qi hadn't gone to their deaths yet, right?"
"No." Chen Qing shook his head.
Why didn't you stop it?
"If we try to stop them, they'll all die here," Chen Qing said calmly. "Only if they believe I'm truly not here, and that the Jiangnan delegation poses no threat, will the Snake Mother use A Li, and only then will I have a chance to save you!"
"So it was intentional?" Ao Zhen frowned. "Intentionally sending them to their deaths, intentionally torturing that fox demon?"
"Yes!"
Chen Qing made no attempt to defend himself for what he had done.
"Then it seems you're not much different from her."
"I never said I wasn't like her," Chen Qing said calmly. "This is a dog-eat-dog world; how can a sheep possibly fight off a wolf?"
"That makes sense," Ao Zhen nodded, not saying anything more. She hadn't really expected Chen Qing to be anything special. In this world, what made those who rose to power so different?
Your Highness!
Just as Ao Zhen was about to leave, a familiar voice startled her and made her turn around sharply.
"This kid still has some conscience."
"Who let you out?" Chen Qing grabbed the other person and shoved them into the mysterious space.
Ao Zhen looked at Chen Qing and then at A Da, who had been stuffed inside. "A spirit?"
" The Underworld has the ability to capture souls," Chen Qing explained casually as he stuffed A Da's spirit back into the Yin-Yang Register. "So as long as I'm nearby, and when those people aren't paying attention, I can retrieve the spirits of my Divine Path who belong to the Jiangnan faction, preventing them from being sucked into the Yin-Yang Road."
"When no one is looking?" Ao Zhen looked at Chen Qing suspiciously. "Wouldn't that require striking shortly after someone dies? Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
"I only act when I'm confident," Chen Qing said, bowing his head.
Wang Ye, watching from the side, felt a strange urge to laugh. He hadn't realized this kid was so stubborn. What confidence did he have? He had been extremely cautious back then, already prepared for the worst-case scenario of being discovered.
"Really?" Ao Zhen nodded, a slight smile already playing on her lips.
"I can't say anymore, I have other things to do. You go with Wang Ye to see the Empress Dowager. I've made a new friend who can cure your poison."
"Where are you going?" Ao Zhen asked, puzzled.
At this point, why are you still running around?
"Go to that fox; that guy is very valuable, we can't let him get ruined!"
Avoiding Ao Zhen's inexplicable gaze, Chen Qing, feeling irritated, decided to leave the Ghost Mirror Space first.
"You don't seem ruthless enough," Ao Zhen said with a smile, watching Chen Qing's retreating figure.
Chen Qing stiffened, and said awkwardly, "It will be improved!"
Without turning his head, he jumped directly into Wang Ye's Flying Star Mark.
Watching Chen Qing disappear, Wang Ye finally couldn't help but laugh, "A very interesting person, isn't he?"
"Hmm," Ao Zhen smiled, "She's a little more interesting than the others."
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Did Chen Qing hurt you?
Three hours later, the emperor, who had rushed back to the palace from the martial arts arena, listened to the Snake Mother's account, his face turning extremely grim. "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
He wasn't mistaken; Chen Qing really could have killed him back then!
The Snake Mother remained silent, her face cold.
In that situation, her spine was broken, she lost all her vitality, and her fighting strength was less than one- Chengdu of what it used to be. Of course, she was afraid that Chen Qing would take advantage of her victory and pursue her advantage. She didn't even dare to leave the temple easily, for fear of falling into an ambush!
Once it was confirmed that it was safe outside, whether or not to notify the emperor was no longer relevant. If Chen Qing wanted to kill the other party, he would have done so already.
"He won't kill you," the Snake Mother finally explained after a long silence. "He has shaken King Xiang's resolve, but that doesn't mean he wants King Xiang to regain his will. At this stage, it would be terrifying if that thing were to awaken. I believe he knows that. Once you die, my plan will be completely ruined, and I might even release King Xiang at all costs. That would be a lose-lose situation. He's a smart man; he won't go that far."
The emperor took a breath and said nothing, but his desire for power grew stronger.
This feeling of not having control over anything, not even one's own life, is unbearable!
"So what do we do next?" The emperor, taking a deep breath to suppress his agitation, couldn't help but ask.
"We can only take it slowly." The Snake Mother glared fiercely in the direction of the Empress Dowager. "With Chen Qing's meddling, the time we have to control King Xiang will be extended. And now that the Earth Spirit Revival has begun, the pawns left in this world by other forces will also start to move."
We can only take it one step at a time!
"Other forces?" The emperor frowned. "I've never heard you mention them. Do you know exactly who they are? At least I can take precautions in advance, can't I?"
"You can't prevent it." The Snake Mother shook her head, but seeing the Emperor's increasingly chilling gaze, she finally said, "However, you are also qualified to know some things."
One more chapter to go, but I'll have to go at 1 PM.