The Four Saints Army, whose path was blocked, all had strange expressions. None of them had expected that Chen Qing would come to stop them alone, but at this moment, none of them wanted to make a move.
Chen Qing and Ziyue have an inseparable relationship. Even though Princess Ziyue is now a member of the Ancient Demon Clan, her friendship with Chen Qing was genuine. At this time, the Ancient Demon Clan is clearly unable to Heaven Swallowing. If they could Alliance with Jiangnan, it would be a good option.
It was precisely because of this political reason that the war priest did not treat Chen Qing coldly.
Instead, he looked at Chen Qing and asked in as gentle a voice as possible, "Does King of Qin Highness have any instructions?"
"May I see Her Highness Ziyue?" Chen Qing asked anxiously, but no one could tell why he was anxious. To outsiders, it seemed that he was worried about Ziyue's injuries, which made most of the Four Saints Army soldiers look much better.
Chen Qing's Jiangnan was almost lost due to a scheme, yet Chen Qing first priority was to inquire about Princess Ziyue's injuries, which shows a commendable attitude.
"His Highness's injuries are severe, and I'm afraid he may not be able to see His Highness the King of Qin. Please allow me to inform him."
"Thank you for your trouble, senior." Chen Qing replied politely, barely suppressing his true anxiety.
He knew very well that this was a time when every second counted.
Chen Qing felt that Bai Hua's intelligence was probably unknown to everyone around, including Kagura; otherwise, they wouldn't have allowed it to act as it did, instead targeting the guard captain of the Ancient Demon Clan.
He didn't know the captain of the guard's identity, but he knew that no matter what his identity was, it couldn't compare to the danger of that damned thing!
Bai Hua's abilities were designed by himself, and setting aside its unique identity, its attributes are terrifying enough.
Firstly, Bai Hua has the ability to replace others.
Its ability is called the Painting Realm, which allows it to continuously paint and imitate within its own domain, simulating everything around it. When it becomes powerful enough, it can even capture the entire world within its paintings.
Yes, the Bai Hua is such an existence. It constantly invades valuable worlds, then puts the valuable people and valuable things from those worlds into the painting. When the time is right, it can replicate the entire world, and the replicated world will turn into lifeless silence!
Devouring the world is the ability of top-tier Outer Heaven Demon Statue, and Bai Hua is the most unique beginning of it. Chen Qing originally designed this monster to give hardcore players who were used to high difficulty a complete surprise, but he never expected that this surprise would one day be slapped in his own face!
He didn't know exactly how the King of Qin had reached an agreement with this person, but he knew that the King of Qin had no idea how dangerous it was. This thing should have been released by the King of Qin not long ago, so there should still be time.
Chen Qing kept reassuring herself, trying her best to calm down.
This monster, once it gains momentum, is almost impossible to defeat; it is a million times more dangerous than the Thousand-Faced Fox that devours fortune.
"Your Highness, King of Qin." A moment later, a priest from the Ancient Demon Clan hurried over. "His Highness requests your presence."
"Okay," Chen Qing nodded, taking a breath.
When Chen Qing saw Ziyue again, Ziyue miserable state still made him gasp. At that time, his spirit body was inside Ziyue's body, and he could only feel one-tenth of her pain. He was still in so much pain that he almost lost consciousness. However, Ziyue was able to stay awake and send his spirit body out immediately. Such willpower was indeed beyond his half-baked ability.
That makes sense, after all, he has been through the trials of time. His achievements today are mostly due to intelligence and his brains. But if they were to meet on a narrow path, Chen Qing felt that many people in this world could easily defeat him.
"You've managed to hold back, haven't you?" Chen Qing said with a wry smile.
"It's alright," Ziyue said with a smile. "Having experienced so much in the past, I've gotten used to hardship. Even if you experience more in the future, you won't be much worse off than me."
"I don't want to go through that at all," Chen Qing quickly waved her hand.
"Stop being sarcastic now," Ziyue said in a low voice. "Did you come here to find that monster?"
Chen Qing nodded upon hearing this, but a chill ran through her heart.
"I don't know where it went, it's like it vanished into thin air." Ziyue sighed and said, "I have a feeling that it has blended into our midst, but for some reason, no one around seems to notice it. Why is it that only you and I can sense its presence?"
It's me, not you.
Chen Qing realized almost the instant the other person uttered those words that this person was definitely not Ziyue!
Bai Hua's ability is very special; it can replace someone, and it's mandatory. Once the replacement is made, everyone around will acknowledge his existence. Any memory, logic, or even ability can be successfully imitated once it's successfully drawn in his domain.
Of course, such a bug-like ability requires certain conditions to be met.
First, observe!
Just like a painter copying a painting, replacing someone requires careful observation of that person. The more capable or fortunate the person, the more time is needed. But as long as the distance is close enough and the observation time is long enough, then anyone can be replaced.
Chen Qing is still unsure when Ziyue was targeted. Not many people have been able to observe Ziyue up close, but it is still difficult to determine which one is her. The High Priest, the Chief Guard, Zhang Xiaoyun, the students from Jiangnan, and even Shen Qi could all be among them.
Because this thing's ability isn't to replace a person; once it's drawn, it can replace that person at any time, and you won't even know when that person has changed.
Of course, it's not unlimited. For King Level, if the opponent doesn't break the seal, the number of people who can copy it will definitely be prioritized. For a strong person like Ziyue, it can copy a maximum of two people. If it wants to copy a third person, it will have to erase the previous ones.
This is one of the weaknesses.
Secondly, copying someone doesn't necessarily mean you'll die; that would be too overpowered. The person being copied has a chance to turn the tables.
The person being copied must first be alive. If they are dead, the person copying them will also disappear. So, the person being copied must first be alive. Then, where does the original go?
You will enter the World in the Painting, where you will be ignored by those around you, and it will be difficult to even activate your power to harm others, because the World in the Painting is not connected to the real world. No matter what power you use there, you will not be able to affect people in the real world.
It seems like we're heading into a hopeless phase, but in reality, there's still a chance.
There are two ways to bypass this capability.
That means finding flaws, and finding flaws both inside and outside the painting.
The person in the painting finds the flaws in the painting itself, while the person outside the painting finds the flaws in the person copying it. These are the only two ways to solve this problem.
The World in the Painting will be very similar to the outside world. So-called imitation is just copying the outside world into a world. When imitation is imitation, no matter how realistic it is, it is still fake. As long as you can convince it that it is fake, then the flaws will become more and more numerous, and you can get away from it.
The same applies to things outside the painting. No matter how closely the substitute golem is copied, it is still fake. Once you can prove that it is fake, it will be unable to maintain this eerie power!
There's still a chance to save Ziyue!!