Chapter 1296: Behind the Devil's Claw

Hearing Yun Che’s greeting, tinged with feigned surprise, a faint smile played on Qianye Ying’er’s alluring lips. “Yun Che, before I met you, I truly never imagined there would be someone worthy of me chasing all the way from the Eastern Divine Region to the Primordial Divine Realm.”

Yun Che immediately put on a "flattered" expression. “I never imagined that Her Highness the Brahma Goddess would be so infatuated with me. In truth, half a month ago, when I refused Her Highness’s ‘condescension,’ it wasn’t because I was unwilling. Rather, Her Highness is a banished immortal from the heavens, while I am merely a lowly mortal. In front of Her Highness, I can only feel utterly inferior and truly dare not aspire to such a connection.”

“Oh? Is that so?” Qianye Ying’er’s golden eyes narrowed slightly. “What a pity, then.”

“No, no, it’s not a pity,” Yun Che immediately said. “Her Highness is so infatuated, chasing me all the way from the Eastern Divine Region just to get another glance at me. Although I have always disliked women, I can’t help but be deeply moved and touched. If I were to disappoint Her Highness’s sincerity, it would truly spoil the mood… Uh, no, it would be too unappreciative.”

Xia Qingyue: “…”

Qianye Ying’er: “…”

Yun Che finished his earnest declaration, then tried to struggle a bit, chuckling innocently. “Um, speaking to you like this is really not very dignified. Would you mind untying me first? Since you’re here, even if I wanted to run, I couldn’t, right?”

As long as he could regain some movement, then grab Xia Qingyue’s hand, he could instantly escape with the Void Illusion Stone.

“Alright.”

Qianye Ying’er actually agreed directly. She slowly walked forward, came to Yun Che’s side, and extended her hand towards his chest… but the moment she touched it, her hand instantly moved forward, seizing his neck.

“Ugh…” Yun Che’s nascent words were abruptly cut off. The hand gripping his neck was as lustrous as fine jade, yet it felt like the most terrifying grim reaper’s scythe, firmly locking onto his throat and slowly lifting him from the ground.

Qianye Ying’er’s height was similar to Yun Che’s. As she raised her arm, Yun Che was lifted mid-air, his feet dangling.

“You…” Yun Che’s eyes widened, and only one word managed to escape his throat before he could no longer make any sound.

Qianye Ying’er’s eyes were cold, her lips full of mockery. “You couldn’t possibly have used such clumsy words to make the Heaven Smiting Star God so utterly devoted to you, could you?”

Yun Che’s pupils sharply constricted.

But his face remained unchanged. He said painfully, “Heaven Smiting Star God… devoted to me? What… are you… talking about…”

“Oh… you don’t understand?” Qianye Ying’er’s palm slowly tightened, causing Yun Che’s throat bone to twist severely. “Then tell me, who gave you the Heretic God’s divine power?”

This time, Yun Che’s heart was utterly aghast.

The Heretic God’s inheritance, his greatest secret… why did she know about it?!

And she even seemed to know about his relationship with Jasmine!

“You… are… saying… what… I… don’t… understand… a single… word…” His voice became even drier and hoarser.

“Although your words are clumsy, your mouth is quite stubborn,” Qianye Ying’er’s lips curved into a more mocking arc. “However, you don’t need to admit it. Your admission or denial means nothing to me.”

Her palm slowly loosened at this point, and Yun Che immediately collapsed, falling to the ground like a pile of mud, still unable to move a muscle, only occasional spasms.

“I… truly don’t know… what you’re talking about!” Yun Che gasped for breath, his heart sinking continuously.

He finally began to realize what Qianye Ying’er was going to do, but he couldn’t understand why she knew these things…

“Do you know why the Heaven Smiting Star God was able to obtain the Heretic God’s inheritance back then?” Qianye Ying’er suddenly said coldly.

Yun Che: “…”

“Twelve years ago, I happened to learn a piece of news: the Southern Sea Divine Realm in the Southern Divine Region had discovered the Heretic God’s ruins, which might contain the Heretic God’s inheritance or a supreme treasure,” Qianye Ying’er recounted indifferently. “So, I used a special method to transmit this news to the Heaven Smiting Star God’s ears.”

Discovering the ruins of a Creation God, such an astonishing find would undoubtedly be a major secret that absolutely could not be leaked. Yet Qianye Ying’er, who was not in the Southern Divine Region, somehow knew…

Southern Sea…

Yun Che suddenly recalled where he had heard that name…

The Southern Sea God Emperor, one of the four God Emperors of the Southern Divine Region… no, the foremost!

He knew that name after the Brahma Heaven God Emperor publicly announced he would marry Qianye Ying’er off to him… And the Southern Sea God Emperor was extremely infatuated with Qianye Ying’er, almost always coming to the Eastern Divine Region for her whenever he visited. This was almost common knowledge throughout the God Realm.

Did *he* inform Qianye Ying’er?!

“Do you know why I told the Heaven Smiting Star God about this?”

“You… were trying to… set her up?” Yun Che secretly gritted his teeth.

“At least you’re not that foolish.” Qianye Ying’er let out a light, emotionless chuckle. “After the Heavenly Wolf Star God Xisu died, your Heaven Smiting Star God dreamed of killing me. Among those in this world I might fear, the Heaven Smiting Star God truly counted as one. She wanted to kill me so badly, so I had no choice but to make her disappear from this world.”

“Do you think someone who was pursuing power like a madwoman, eager to kill me, could refuse the temptation of a ‘Creation God’s legacy’?”

Yun Che: “…”

“No, of course, she couldn’t resist. She kept it from everyone and went to the Southern Divine Region alone. Unfortunately, she didn’t know that the Heretic God’s ruins had already been thoroughly searched by the people of the Southern Sea Realm, and nothing had been found. What awaited the Heaven Smiting Star God was only the ‘Devil Toxin’ with the name ‘Godslayer’.”

The God Extinguishing Soul Annihilation Poison!

“C-crack… crack…” Yun Che gnashed his teeth, blood seeping from between them.

Until this moment, until this very day, he had not realized that Jasmine’s misfortune back then was all due to Qianye Ying’er!

If not for meeting Yun Che, Jasmine would have died twelve years ago.

No wonder, whenever Jasmine occasionally mentioned the four words “that woman,” she would reveal an uncontrollable resentment and hatred.

“However, what I didn’t expect, and what the Southern Sea Realm didn’t expect either, was that in the Heretic God’s ruins, which everyone believed to be empty, the Heaven Smiting Star God actually found a drop of blood-like substance. And when that substance appeared, its aura was incredibly astonishing… Indeed worthy of the Heaven Smiting Star God, her spiritual perception was so powerful that it slapped the entire Southern Sea Realm’s face. But at the same time, she also fell victim to the Devil Toxin specifically left for her.”

“If it were a visit, that would be one thing. But secretly trespassing into another realm and taking its divine legacy is a great taboo between divine regions. Even a Star God could be justifiably killed. The Southern Sea Realm pursued the Heaven Smiting Star God for half the Southern Divine Region, yet the Heaven Smiting Star God still managed to escape back to the Eastern Divine Region… It seems the so-called number one King Realm of the Southern Divine Region is nothing but a bunch of useless individuals.”

“What ‘justifiably killed’… No one would willingly offend a King Realm!” Yun Che gritted his teeth, his chest almost bursting from extreme anger. “It was clearly at your instruction! The Southern Sea God Emperor did all that to curry your favor! It’s all because of you!”

“Oh? And why not?” Qianye Ying’er’s lips moved slightly, speaking in a tone bordering on pity. “Aren’t you men all so lowly?”

“You!” Yun Che’s heart was filled with rage, yet his body remained completely immobile. He gritted his teeth again and again, forcing himself to calm down… He couldn’t fall here, and he certainly couldn’t fall into Qianye Ying’er’s hands, absolutely not!

“It’s said that the Heaven Smiting Star God survived by abandoning her body… So, you were her soul vessel at that time?” Qianye Ying’er scoffed disdainfully. “Chasing her through half the Southern Divine Region, yet her soul wasn’t eroded. It seems the so-called Godslaying Devil Toxin isn’t all that impressive. The greatest ability of the Southern Divine Region’s number one God Emperor is just bragging!”

“…” Yun Che glared silently. Back then, the God Extinguishing Soul Annihilation Poison had not only corroded Jasmine’s soul but was a terrifying “complete corrosion.” If she hadn’t met him, Jasmine would have died ten times over.

“The Heaven Smiting Star God who escaped back to the Eastern Divine Region didn’t return to the Star God Realm, but instead went to a lower realm. That’s truly intriguing,” she said to Yun Che, her voice lingering. “You must be able to tell me the answer to that question, right?”

“I’ll say it again, I don’t understand anything you’re saying, not a single word!” Yun Che’s gaze hardened, refusing to admit anything. “I don’t know anything about a ‘Heretic God’s inheritance.’ And if the Heaven Smiting Star God truly obtained such a thing, why wouldn’t she use it on herself, and instead give it to a lowly mortal like me?!”

“Well said.” Qianye Ying’er seemed to smile. She extended her arm, grabbing Yun Che’s neck and lifting his upper body. “That also happens to be the question I’m most curious about.”

“…” His throat was once again brutally constricted. Yun Che couldn’t breathe, much less speak.

“Besides the Heretic God’s power, you also possess many other things that interest me. For example, where did your Dragon Soul come from?” Qianye Ying’er’s face slowly drew closer. Yun Che could almost feel her cold, heartless breath. “And I also believe that besides these, you must have other secrets I don’t know about… Please, don’t disappoint me too much.”

As her voice faded, her other hand extended and pressed against Yun Che’s forehead.

This action made Xia Qingyue’s beautiful eyes narrow. “Stop!”

Qianye Ying’er’s action was clearly to forcibly search his soul!

Qianye Ying’er turned her head and glanced at Xia Qingyue.

“Stop at once… If you dare harm him, the Moon God Realm will never let you go!” Xia Qingyue’s eyes were cold, her words icy.

“The Moon God Realm? Heh…” Qianye Ying’er sneered. “Xia Qingyue, you’ve made the Moon God Realm lose all face, and made Yue Wugou the greatest laughingstock in the world. Right now, the Moon God Realm probably wants to kill you the most, don’t they?”

Xia Qingyue: “…”

“If I were to kill you and Yun Che, perhaps the Moon God Realm would even be grateful to me… Wouldn’t they?” Qianye Ying’er’s tone shifted slightly, every word mocking. “Never mind that you are a sinner of the Moon God Realm, even if you truly became the Moon God Realm’s empress, what then?”

“It was I who arranged for Yue Wugou’s demise back then. After Yue Wuyas found out, he didn’t even dare to utter a sound, pretending to be completely unaware. If I kill you today, what do you think he’ll do?”

“…” Yun Che’s pupils suddenly dilated.

“…” Xia Qingyue froze, and then her eyes flared with disarray, her body trembling violently. “It… was… you… You were the one who harmed my mother… So it was you!!”

“Oh?” Xia Qingyue’s reaction made Qianye Ying’er’s eyes narrow slightly. Two golden-tinged gazes swept over Xia Qingyue again, and then she smiled faintly. “So that’s it, you are Yue Wugou’s daughter!”

“No wonder you possess both a ‘Glistening Heart’ and an ‘Exquisite Body.’ So you are a descendant of the ‘Immaculate Divine Body’!”