" Ziyue, can you still hold on?"
The standoff between the two, coupled with the pale face watching from the shadows, pushed Ziyue, who was already severely injured, to her limit. The fact that she was able to hold on and not faint was a testament to her amazing willpower. If she hadn't been tortured in the dungeon for tens of thousands of years, which had honed her extremely strong endurance, she would never have been able to hold on until now.
"It's alright. Don't get distracted by me." Ziyue knew that if the other party lost focus and revealed a weakness, it would be a situation of utter destruction.
"Just hang in there a little longer, it'll be over soon."
immediately?
Ziyue was taken aback. What was Chen Qing planning to do?
Under such pressure, what schemes could he possibly devise?
The head guard watched the other man from a distance, puzzled. This guy had lasted so long without showing any signs of fatigue; something was really wrong.
What techniques were used?
Is it also a forbidden technique?
And he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that even under his immense pressure, the guy seemed able to concentrate on doing something else.
Sure enough, the moment this thought crossed his mind, the space behind Chen Qing distorted!
This scene stunned both the head guard and Ziyue. Under these circumstances, how could this guy still have the energy to use a spatial array?
Are you kidding me?
Ziyue was even more shocked. The key point was that this was not an ordinary space. The chaotic turbulence around it was even more exaggerated than that of the shattered Cloud Capital Imperial Palace. To set up a spatial array here would require an immense amount of effort. How could Chen Qing have accomplished this under such immense pressure?
For the first time, a hint of doubt arose in my mind. Was he really that powerful?
As soon as the idea popped into my head, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.
"It's Dean Ziyue!"
That adorable voice startled Ziyue. Wait a minute!!
The head guard also sensed something was wrong, because he immediately realized that the distorted space hadn't been opened by anyone on their side, but rather by someone teleporting from afar. And in that blurry space, the figure... wasn't that Chen Qing?
What's going on?
The one inside is Chen Qing, so who is this?
Where are you looking?
A faint voice came from beside my ear, and a terrifying sense of crisis instantly spread throughout my body.
But the captain of the guard reacted instantly, his whole body tensed up, and his blood rushed to his head in an instinctive rush!
The reaction was quick, but somewhat stiff.
It was only then that he realized he hadn't faced such a crisis in a long time.
Since defeating the Blood Ancestor and gaining this unique ability, he has been hiding in the Demonic Void Realm. Even the leaders of the Four Great Guilds dare not cause him trouble. He has almost forgotten what danger is for an entire era.
Wow, that's fast!
This was the chief guard's last thought before he lost consciousness.
He had always felt that Chen Qing was very strange, and he had never underestimated Chen Qing, but he still did not expect that he could have such skills!
That speed was even faster than mine!
Not only was it fast, but the timing was also perfect. The sudden appearance of Chen Qing in that space did indeed distract him, but probably for less than a fraction of a millisecond. Yet, in such a short time, that guy escaped his sight and even pinpointed his vital points.
So this guy was the one who was pretending to be weak all along?
In his hazy state of consciousness, he desperately wanted to turn around, but the other party had sealed the blood vessels in his spine with something like an ice needle. That spot was the source of a martial artist's blood and qi. If any martial artist had that spot sealed with an ice needle, all their nerves would collapse instantly. At this moment, he couldn't do anything. If the other party hadn't been supporting him from behind, he would probably be a lump of mud by now, unable to even stand up.
You are not Chen Qing!
Looking at Chen Qing, who had gained a significant advantage, Ziyue on the opposite side showed no joy, but rather a deep sense of apprehension.
"It's really difficult to outmaneuver you." A sinister voice came from behind the head guard, exactly the same as Chen Qing's usual voice, but with a chilling malice that made people very uncomfortable.
"You are... the King of Qin?" Ziyue's pupils dilated suddenly, and she recognized him in an instant.
"Looks like my kindness wasn't wasted; you recognized me so quickly." Chen Qing's face, hidden behind the head guard, wore a strange smile.
At this moment, Chen Qing stepped out first from the distorted space, looking at the other party with a wary expression.
The emperor won against Bai Hua, but many people seemed to subconsciously overlook an important figure.
At the time, everyone, including myself, believed that the emperor was able to emerge safely and still have the strength to fight back because the King of Qin had lost his will to fight. If the King of Qin had dared to fight, regardless of victory or defeat, the Imperial Capital would not have had the strength to defeat the demon Bai Hua.
So after Bai Hua lost, no one considered the King of Qin a threat anymore. What kind of threat could someone who wouldn't even fight a seriously wounded man pose?
No one would have guessed that this guy did it on purpose!
"What exactly happened?" Ziyue stepped back to Chen Qing's side and asked in a low voice.
"He and that golem, Bai Hua, are in Symbiosis relationship!" Chen Qing coldly stared at the other party and said, "To be precise, we've all been wrong. We all thought he was controlling Bai Hua, but the truth is quite the opposite. After being tricked in Data City, he was copied into the space where Bai Hua was located, in the state of the person in the painting. In reality, it's Bai Hua controlling him."
"He deliberately let the emperor out, waiting for the emperor to severely injure Bai Hua, so that he could gain control of the World in the Painting!"
"You mean," Ziyue was so clever that she immediately thought of cause and effect.
So that's how it is. She said that since her King Seal was clearly imprinted on Chen Qing, she had always thought that the person in front of her was more likely to be the real Chen Qing, since her mark couldn't be faked.
But as it turned out, she had overlooked something; she hadn't anticipated that Chen Qing had already been replaced by then.
She had witnessed Bai Hua's abilities firsthand; in full view of everyone, she was the respected Ancient Demon Princess one second, and the next she was replaced by someone else.
Chen Qing was probably in the same boat. When the emperor defeated Bai Hua, no one would have imagined that the King of Qin could use Bai Hua's abilities to replace Chen Qing so quickly!
"So that's how it is."
The head guard was a smart man, and he immediately understood the situation.
So that's why this fake Chen Qing was able to outlast me.
World in the Painting!
Yes, the energy stored in the liquefied world within the World in the Painting could indeed rival my own for a short time. How come I didn't think of that?
It was precisely because the other party liquefied the World in the Painting in the first instant that the real Chen Qing was able to emerge so easily. He had planned this in advance, knowing that once Chen Qing emerged, he would definitely try to come over as soon as possible. Therefore, when he confronted him, he was waiting for Chen Qing.
When Chen Qing arrives, he will definitely be confused and distracted, and he is waiting for this one moment of opportunity!
"What a brilliant scheme!" The captain of the guards gave a bitter smile.
He had been scheming for years, never expecting to be defeated by a junior. Wait a minute!
With all his might, the captain of the guard asked his final question, "Who are you?"
At this moment, Chen Qing and Ziyue also looked over in confusion. The abilities that the King of Qin was displaying were far too overpowered. Putting aside everything else, his basic abilities, which were no weaker than those of the head of the guards, were something that ordinary Reincarnator could not possibly achieve.
According to intelligence, this King of Qin is just a newcomer. No matter how talented he is, he shouldn't have this much power.
There's only one possibility: he was never a newcomer; his identity as the King of Qin was always a facade.
Who exactly is he?