Chapter 1155: The Dimensional Gate First Appears, Water System Mystique Controls the Field

"The Body of Death"

"The Body of Immortality"

Xu Xiaoshou paused for a moment, then quickly recalled what Tian Ren Wu Shai had previously told him about Ye Xiao's constitution.

A person with the Body of Death must have attempted to break through to the Body of Immortality multiple times.

Even in that process, they must experience "death"!

But back in the Space-Time Gold Talisman, Ye Xiao's constitution was no match for the Body of Decay, indicating her attempt had failed.

Tian Ren Wu Shai had said...

Wait!

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly remembered something else.

At that time, Tian Ren Wu Shai hadn't said that much.

He had merely asked a casual question, and Xu Xiaoshou's subsequent thoughts about Ye Xiao's constitution had followed that line of reasoning.

Tian Ren Wu Shai was deliberately withholding information!

"He didn't explicitly state that Ye Xiao's 'Body of Death' breakthrough had failed, or that she lacked the qualifications to advance to the 'Body of Immortality'."

"He simply misled me and concealed his true intentions."

"So, why is he asking about Ye Xiao now?"

"Does he want... to abandon the 'Body of Decay' and seize a half-completed 'Body of Immortality'?"

Xu Xiaoshou waited quietly.

Ye Xiao, controlled by the San Yan Tong Mu, responded to Tian Ren Wu Shai's question after a brief pause.

"I have... died... eight times, still missing... one... opportunity..."

Xu Xiaoshou was startled by this.

So, achieving the Body of Immortality requires dying nine times?

Ye Xiao was only one step away?

Tian Ren Wu Shai spoke quickly, continuing, "Do you believe this is your opportunity now?"

"No..."

"Then when will it be?"

"When I reach... You Ming Gui Du... and my soul dissolves..."

You Ming Gui Du?

Xu Xiaoshou recognized the somewhat familiar name.

He had learned about the nine great forbidden zones of Void Island from Si Ren Mister.

You Ming Gui Du was one of them.

Tian Ren Wu Shai asked again, "Do you have the confidence to survive this trial and achieve the 'Body of Immortality'?"

"No... confidence..."

"Useless!"

Tian Ren Wu Shai's sudden outburst startled Xu Xiaoshou.

Soon after, his tone calmed down again as he said, "You don't have time to go to You Ming Gui Du. Besides that condition, what else do you think you need to prepare to survive the final trial?"

"No other... way..."

"What about this?"

Tian Ren Wu Shai clearly didn't believe that there was only one method for Ye Xiao to achieve the "Body of Immortality".

As he spoke, he pulled a blood-red bead from his sleeve.

The blood bead looked extremely sinister, and even Tian Ren Wu Shai didn't dare handle it carelessly. He used a thick layer of decay energy as a barrier.

He handed the blood bead to Ye Xiao, who accepted it without any defense, not even a layer of spiritual energy.

At that moment, Xu Xiaoshou stared wide-eyed and could distinctly see a faint crimson glow from the blood bead flash and envelop Ye Xiao's entire body.

The gray triple flower in Ye Xiao's eyes gained a subtle reddish tint.

"Uh!"

With a muffled groan, Ye Xiao's life force began to drain away, as if she had been struck in the kidney like Mu Zi Xi, with her life energy being voraciously absorbed by the blood bead.

"What the hell is this thing?" Xu Xiaoshou thought, his eyes filled with gravity.

It's something with the same attribute as my junior sister.

If I gave this to her, wouldn't it make her even more formidable?

But... looking at this eerie ability that sucks life force...

It's too sinister; my junior sister isn't suited for it. I shouldn't even consider it—she's already a bit too eerie as it is!

"What did you see?" Tian Ren Wu Shai asked.

Ye Xiao was clearly too weak, her voice intermittent, and her breathing extremely faint.

"You Ming... Gui Du..."

Again, You Ming Gui Du?

Not only Xu Xiaoshou, but Tian Ren Wu Shai was also surprised.

"Impossible!"

"The root of calamity, the guide of death... The Blood World Bead is a weapon that shows you the location of your death."

"I am right in front of you! One slap, and you would die here. How could you only see... You Ming Gui Du?"

Tian Ren Wu Shai muttered to himself, shaking his head in confusion.

A weapon of special abilities?

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned.

If he understood correctly...

This "Blood World Bead" was one of the ten great weapons of special abilities, on the same level as the Mimic?

Something's amiss!

Tian Ren Wu Shai is very suspicious!

What is he truly after?

While Xu Xiaoshou was contemplating, Tian Ren Wu Shai seemed to realize something.

He dispersed the thick decay energy in his hand and touched the Blood World Bead with his fingertip.

The crimson glow flashed, and red light appeared in Tian Ren Wu Shai's eyes.

His body tensed suddenly, and he quickly pulled his finger away. A surge of black ghost beast power erupted from him, as if eliminating some threat.

Once the dense ghost beast power had fully enveloped and retracted into his body, Tian Ren Wu Shai spoke:

"What do you see now? Your death scene!"

Ye Xiao's eyes showed pain, as if she were struggling, but she soon lost resistance and stated detachedly:

"I see..."

"A three-legged black owl swallowing the Blood World Bead..."

"Apocalypse, thunder, trial... This is the scene of the Saint Tribulation... The three-legged black owl forcibly undergoing the Saint Tribulation..."

"Death, sinking, eternal sleep..."

Tian Ren Wu Shai grew angry. "You died? You must live! Tell me, what do you believe is the opportunity for you to achieve the Body of Immortality now?"

"It's you..."

"Me?"

"I don't... know..."

Ye Xiao's eyes showed pain and struggle again.

Tian Ren Wu Shai fell silent, deep in thought. "If you seized my body, could you survive the Saint Tribulation and be reborn from death?"

Xu Xiaoshou was pale with shock, completely baffled by Tian Ren Wu Shai's intentions.

Is this person a madman?

What is he attempting to do?

He even wants Ye Xiao to seize his own body?

He's a true lunatic!

"I don't have... a semi-saint status," Ye Xiao said.

Tian Ren Wu Shai sneered, "If you had a semi-saint status, and after the trial you successfully seized my body, how could I still be alive?"

He shook his head, put the Blood World Bead away, and asked softly, "So, your answer? If you seized my body, could you be reborn?"

"Nine deaths... one life..."

"That's sufficient!"

Tian Ren Wu Shai suddenly erupted.

He grabbed the Blood World Bead, forced open the mouth of the three-legged black owl, and shoved the bead—slightly too large for Ye Xiao's body—into its small mouth.

"Uh!"

Ye Xiao writhed in agony.

Tian Ren Wu Shai's eyes were fierce as he issued the final command:

"Undergo the trial! Now!"

Xu Xiaoshou felt his scalp tingle.

What a mad dog!

Is he genuinely going through with that insane plan?

Ye Xiao had clearly stated she didn't have a semi-saint status, and forcing a trial now would have dire consequences.

Moreover, that sinister and evil Blood World Bead—he just crammed it into Ye Xiao's mouth.

The changes it would bring are surely disastrous.

The root of calamity, the guide of death...

Recalling Tian Ren Wu Shai's earlier words, Xu Xiaoshou thought this orange mad dog might be trying to push himself to the brink as well.

He must realize that the guide of death might point not only to Ye Xiao but also to himself.

But...

If merely touching the Blood World Bead with bare skin shows your future death scene...

Then, in that instant when Tian Ren Wu Shai touched it, what did he see?

Because of what he saw, he dared to put himself in a position of death and rebirth.

But why go to such extremes?

In Xu Xiaoshou's view, Tian Ren Wu Shai was already strong enough with the Body of Decay, San Yan Tong Mu, and Blood World Bead.

He was unbeatable below the semi-saint level, and even against a semi-saint, it would be a one-for-one exchange.

Why does he desire so much more?

In any case, Tian Ren Wu Shai's plan showed no trace of the rationality needed for cooperating against enemies; instead, it was entirely focused on seeking death.

—Self-destruction!

Ye Xiao received the command to "undergo the Saint Tribulation" and instinctively resisted, even with the power of San Yan Tong Mu interfering.

Without a semi-saint status, unprepared, weakened, and filled with misfortune...

Every part of Ye Xiao's body, as a peak Taixu, was fighting against the brain's command to undergo the trial.

But Tian Ren Wu Shai didn't care.

With a boom, he summoned the massive "Lord of Calamity" from behind his waist, transforming it into decay energy, and forcefully infused it into Ye Xiao's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

"Urgh urgh urgh..."

Ye Xiao went completely limp.

"Undergo the trial!"

As Tian Ren Wu Shai commanded, a red glow spread over Ye Xiao's body, as if the Blood World Bead was guiding her toward death.

With a flutter of her dull, decaying black wings, Ye Xiao flew into the sky.

Xu Xiaoshou suppressed his breathing, feeling as if his own soul was being gripped by Tian Ren Wu Shai's neck, unable to move freely.

He narrowed his eyes and looked up at Ye Xiao's movements.

Before any anomaly appeared, a familiar fluctuation spread through the surrounding heavens and earth.

"Sizzle..."

A faint aura of trial spread across the ground.

This aura carried a foul stench, completely different from Rao Yao Yao's trial over the Heng River, filled with the essence of Tian Ren Wu Shai's trial and the scent of death.

"Crack!"

A black lightning bolt tore through the sky, not illuminating the darkness of Sin One Hall but adding a desolate atmosphere.

Xu Xiaoshou couldn't imagine how Ye Xiao, covered in decay and misfortune, with almost no life breath left, and a Blood World Bead in her belly, could survive the Saint Tribulation.

He couldn't understand Tian Ren Wu Shai's actions at all!

But the strangeness was unfolding methodically before his eyes.

"Boom!"

On Void Island, following Rao Yao Yao's Saint Tribulation, another thunderous roar echoed, drawing the attention of all non-native residents.

"Another one about to become a saint?"

"The eight venerable ones didn't lie; this Void Island is full of foundations for sainthood. Why haven't I encountered any?"

This Saint Tribulation was extraordinarily unique.

Tribulation clouds gathered, but the sky turned black, with an elegant death god replacing all colors, slowly extending an invitation to the one undergoing the trial.

"Crack crack crack—"

Black electric serpents slithered through the nine heavens, and the ground began to crack.

The aura of death spread, threatening to submerge all of Sin One Hall and even affecting the entire Giant Kingdom of Void Island.

Moss withered.

Vegetation decayed.

Tall, ancient buildings cracked with an ominous sound.

"It's coming."

With experience from last time, Xu Xiaoshou knew the first lightning strike was about to fall.

And for Ye Xiao...

Whether she could withstand even the first one was uncertain!

"Hee hee hee..."

Tian Ren Wu Shai cackled sinisterly, quietly enjoying the Saint Tribulation banquet he had orchestrated, his gaze locked on the unconscious Ye Xiao floating in the void.

He clenched his fist.

"The first one."

"Don't worry, you won't be the last!"

With a cold snort, Tian Ren Wu Shai turned to leave the trial site.

As a peak Taixu, staying at the center would be suicide.

One misstep, and he might even trigger his own Saint Tribulation.

But as he turned...

Tian Ren Wu Shai, who had been fully focused on Ye Xiao and his plan, finally noticed.

Behind him stood a wide-eyed wooden doll with a terrified expression, fingers raised in a pose ready to attack but frozen in place.

In that instant, the air went silent.

Tian Ren Wu Shai stared at Mu Zi Xi.

Mu Zi Xi stared back with wide eyes.

The two locked gazes, minds blank for a moment.

"You're awake."

"Yes."

"What do you think you're doing?" Tian Ren Wu Shai's gaze fell on the little doll's raised finger.

"Help—"

Mu Zi Xi bolted, no longer heeding Xu Xiaoshou's orders.

She had overheard all of Tian Ren Wu Shai's plan from behind him, but even after hearing it all, she was still confused about his intentions!

But that didn't stop Mu Zi Xi from realizing Tian Ren Wu Shai was a madman, a pervert!

Inciting someone to undergo the Saint Tribulation and have them seize his own body for rebirth...

If that's not being a pervert, what is?

"Waah waah waah!"

Mu Zi Xi burst through space with holy power, dashing toward a weak point, yelling strangely.

Others couldn't understand, but Xu Xiaoshou could: those three "waah" sounds corresponded to "Xu Xiaoshou."

"You old dog!"

The second true body didn't know if he was cursing the original or Tian Ren Wu Shai, but he transformed into a gold-robed masked figure, dispelling his invisibility.

"Swoosh..."

The ancient trees didn't get close to Tian Ren Wu Shai before turning into decay mist and vanishing.

Tian Ren Wu Shai was about to chase when his own leader appeared from the horizon.

"Huang Quan Lord?" He froze.

"Yes." The second true body said little, nodding slightly and glancing toward Mu Zi Xi's escape direction. "Leave her to me." With that, he prepared to leave.

Tian Ren Wu Shai tilted his head. "Weren't we supposed to split up? Huang Quan Lord, shouldn't you be intercepting Jiang Bansheng now?"

Click.

The second true body froze on the spot.

What?

What did you say?

Huang Quan is on his way to intercept Jiang Bu Yi?

For the first time, Xu Xiaoshou felt his two minds weren't enough—one for the second true body, stunned, and one for his original self, halting midway.

Ye Xiao's Saint Tribulation hadn't fallen yet, but it felt like it had struck his brain, sparking endless lightning.

"Huang Quan and Tian Ren Wu Shai splitting up?"

"They have a secret way to communicate?"

"So, Jiang Bu Yi being sent away was intentional, and I haven't seen Huang Quan since entering Void Island?"

"Lv Wang and Shui Gui are also cooperating; in the deep sea, Shui Gui set up a trap to kill Jiang Bu Yi. Is he involved in this?"

Thoughts flashed like lightning, converging into one final idea:

"Damn, my identity is about to be exposed!"

Why does he always figure out my disguise so quickly in front of Tian Ren Wu Shai?

Xu Xiaoshou had no time to dwell on it before seeing Tian Ren Wu Shai, who had tilted his head, straighten up.

A hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

"Xu Xiaoshou?"

Damn, I'm your boss Huang Quan, not Xu Xiaoshou!

The second true body saw the situation clearly; a worthless life was about to be lost.

He was puzzled.

Though Mu Zi Xi was in danger and someone came to save her—and that someone could turn into Huang Quan—without displaying any abilities, and since Tian Ren Wu Shai had never interacted with Xu Xiaoshou before...

How did he deduce so accurately and directly say "Xu Xiaoshou"?

Has he studied Xu Xiaoshou thoroughly?

Based on intelligence alone?

Or just from Yan Wang's understanding and fondness for the holy slave Xu Xiaoshou?

"What are you talking about?" The second true body gritted his teeth, turning with a cold stare at Tian Ren Wu Shai, still in Huang Quan's form.

At that moment, even Xu Xiaoshou felt a pang of sympathy.

It was too tough for the second true body—exposed yet forced to pretend otherwise.

If it were his original self here...

He'd have invisibility, One Step to Heaven, and Yuanfu World ready.

But the second true body didn't have Yuanfu World.

His life was truly miserable, lacking that option and unable to do anything.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your next life."

Xu Xiaoshou swore to himself, watching as Tian Ren Wu Shai gave the second true body a sinister smile, then surged with decay energy and pounced!

"Boom!"

Just then, the black tribulation clouds in the sky had gathered fully, and a massive black lightning bolt descended.

"Everyone... will die..."

The second true body cursed vengefully, preparing to resist desperately.

At that moment, the golden water drop left by Jiang Bu Yi rippled on the ground.

"What's this?" Tian Ren Wu Shai stopped abruptly, sensing the anomaly, and turned to look.

"This..." Xu Xiaoshou, on the verge of cutting off his perception to avoid the pain of death, quickly reconnected and gazed at the golden water drop.

As the black lightning fell, a illusory light shadow flew from the golden water drop, instantly reaching above Ye Xiao and positioning itself between her and the lightning.

"Gate of the Secondary Plane, open!"

In that instant, Xu Xiaoshou didn't know what shocking thing he had heard!

He only saw, with his pupils trembling, a illusory light gate unfold above Ye Xiao's head.

One side was dim and weak, flickering with the distorted scenes of Void Island's various forbidden zones.

The other side was vague, reflecting images that made one want to see through them but could never penetrate.

The Gate of the Secondary Plane!

Xu Xiaoshou finally realized the key point of that phrase.

The Gate of the Secondary Plane that someone had exchanged in Zhen Huang Hall just a day ago had appeared here?

It flew out of that golden water drop?

Exchanged by Jiang Bu Yi?

"No!"

Xu Xiaoshou instantly dismissed his own idea.

That fleeting, youthful voice—he remembered it clearly.

It was Yu Ling Di!

"Chen brother, be careful of Yu Ling Di."

Gu Qing Yi's final warning now felt so heavy.

So, were those water stains in Zhen Huang Hall really traces left by Yu Ling Di?

And the Gate of the Secondary Plane—was it something he smuggled onto Void Island by continuously stealing from the Saint God Hall, collecting Void Crystals, and finally exchanging?

But why...

Was the Gate of the Secondary Plane with Jiang Bu Yi?

Did he not know what it was? When he fled the battlefield, did he drop it?

"Holy shit..."

Xu Xiaoshou had considered a thousand possibilities for Jiang Bu Yi's backup—maybe a semi-saint treasure, or his semi-saint incarnation.

But he never imagined the golden water drop contained Yu Ling Di's voice and the Gate of the Secondary Plane!

Is that right?

Did he abandon the key to becoming lord of Void Island and instead take fifty pieces of Void trash to exchange for a life-saving token?

"Boom!"

The black Saint Tribulation lightning struck the Gate of the Secondary Plane above Ye Xiao's head, but it didn't pass through to hit her.

Instead, the Saint Tribulation vanished without a trace.

A trial that could lead to sainthood upon passing, and even make a semi-saint like Han Ye flee in panic without daring to leak any aura...

Under the influence of the Gate of the Secondary Plane, it didn't even cause a ripple.

Gone?

"Was this trial transferred from outside Void Island to the inner island?" Xu Xiaoshou and the second true body recalled something at the same time.

The second true body turned his head.

Only to see Tian Ren Wu Shai looking back at him.

Their eyes met, and they instantly understood each other's thoughts—You know about the Gate of the Secondary Plane too? You want it as well?

"Get out of my way!"

Tian Ren Wu Shai abandoned Mu Zi Xi, shaking decay energy at the second true body, and lunged toward Ye Xiao's position above.

He never expected the Gate of the Secondary Plane to ripen on its own and deliver itself to his mouth.

And from the most unforeseen source—Jiang Bu Yi's backup!

What was today about?

As long as others were plagued with misfortune, could he turn it into his own good luck?

"Space, freeze."

Tian Ren Wu Shai hadn't flown far when a voice came from behind.

In an instant, the nine heavens' thunder halted, and all changes in the battlefield froze.

Everything except the Gate of the Secondary Plane, still flickering with its light.

Even Tian Ren Wu Shai and Ye Xiao undergoing the trial stopped moving.

The second true body brushed past, his eyes full of determination as he glanced back.

For the Gate of the Secondary Plane, I can risk my life. Can you, Tian Ren Wu Shai?

—Oh, my damn original self!

With the command, the second true body fearlessly pounced on the Gate of the Secondary Plane, reaching out to grab the illusory treasure worth ten thousand Void Crystals.

"Splish splish splish..."

Suddenly, rain fell from the sky.

From a light drizzle to a torrential downpour in less than a breath.

"Buzz!"

Centered on the golden water drop, a massive water-based mystic array, too large for the battlefield to fully contain, unfolded from the ground.

In that moment, it shone brilliantly!

The light from the water-based mystic array illuminated all the frozen figures in the air.

The second true body felt his mind go blank in an instant.

When he regained his senses through "perception," he found his body withered like dead wood, all moisture drained away.

"I..."

At the same time, another boom of thunder sounded from the nine heavens, and another thick black lightning fell.

The second true body, having lost all mobility, continued forward by inertia and ended up above Ye Xiao.

However, he brushed past the Gate of the Secondary Plane.

The Gate shifted slightly!

With this shift, the second true body, now above Ye Xiao, became the first target of the Saint Tribulation's attack.

"Insolent trickster!"

Tian Ren Wu Shai's eyes flashed with ferocity as he roared in anger.

His body was already at its limit, nearly drained by the Supreme Birth Demon Body.

His soul, after Ye Xiao's near-death counterattack and the scythe of the death god, was also at a low point.

But seeing that scene under the Gate of the Secondary Plane...

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"

Bursting ghost beast power instantly flooded the heavens and earth.

The scattered ghost beast aura turned into streams of light, plunging into Tian Ren Wu Shai's right eye.

"Get out!"

Tian Ren Wu Shai suddenly opened his right eye, reactivating San Yan Tong Mu!

The gray triple flower spun and locked onto the center of the water-based mystic array—the golden water drop!

At the same time, he flicked his sleeve, sending a golden light toward the Gate of the Secondary Plane.

"Boom!"

As the black lightning struck, the second true body foresaw his death.

He was so close!

He wasn't the Xu Xiaoshou from the Eight Palaces anymore; all his passive skills had reached the Sovereign level.

Yu Ling Di's drainage of moisture could control outsiders, but for Xu Xiaoshou, it was no longer fatal.

Everlasting vitality, abundant energy, transformation...

Various passive skills activated instantly, generating moisture and restoring life force. The second true body felt his mobility returning.

Just a little more!

It was that tiny bit short!

Yu Ling Di's timing was impeccable.

He only controlled the second true body for a moment, even using the Saint Tribulation to hand over the immobilized second true body to it.

"I'm... finally going to die..."

The second true body wanted to cry but had no tears.

If only he were the original self; there would be so many tricks and treasures to use right now.

But he wasn't.

He was just an extra existence that shouldn't be here.

With a boom, the black lightning exploded, and arcs spread across his body.

The second true body felt his muscles tear apart. The taste of the Saint Tribulation was completely different from the early stages of the Nine Deaths Thunder Tribulation.

He slowly closed his eyes.

That bastard original self had probably ended the shared perception by now, not wanting to experience any of the Saint Tribulation's flavor.

The next second, the second true body suddenly opened his eyes.

Something was wrong!

The Saint Tribulation hurt, but it hadn't reached a lethal amount!

He looked up sharply and saw that in that instant, the golden light Tian Ren Wu Shai had thrown wasn't for seizing the Gate of the Secondary Plane.

It was a... Space-Time Gold Talisman!

The Space-Time Gold Talisman swallowed the black lightning, but its power wasn't enough, and the lightning shattered the talisman.

However, its force was correspondingly weakened.

When it fell on the second true body, the trial's intensity was no longer fatal!

"Tian Ren Wu Shai is afraid of Yu Ling Di..."

"He's afraid of a Dao-cutting level water-based mystic array."

In a daze, the second true body realized something.

Regardless, he at least understood Tian Ren Wu Shai's strong signal.

—Cooperation!

With "perception," he scanned the area.

On the other side, after absorbing the ghost beast power, Tian Ren Wu Shai's right eye with San Yan Tong Mu was ready for use again.

He aimed at the golden water drop, his pupils condensing suddenly.

"Slap!"

At that moment, a blood-colored hand formed on Tian Ren Wu Shai's chest and burst out, causing damage while relentlessly poking toward his right eye.

"Sizzle!"

The five claws stabbed deep into Tian Ren Wu Shai's right pupil.

This turn of events seemed to surprise even Tian Ren Wu Shai.

"San Yan Tong Mu, gone?"

The second true body felt his eyelids twitch, empathizing with the pain of a punctured eye.

With a sizzle, Tian Ren Wu Shai dispersed into countless strands of decay energy.

No time for that Yan Wang member!

The second true body refocused, pulling out the Buddha-Slaying Blade... which had no sheath.

He gripped it reverse in his right hand, hiding the golden blade between his arms, the edge under his armpit, and his thumb against the guard, aiming at the golden water drop.

"Blade, activate!"

He focused his gaze, channeling his aura into the blade.

With a thumb press, the blade was two fingers wide.

"Boom!" A golden sword light slashed out in a circle from the second true body, crossing the void.

In the previous second, the sword light ignited at the second true body's position.

In the next, it had sliced through the golden water drop.

"Sizzle..."

The golden water drop split in two!

One half merged into the ankle-deep water field formed by the rain.

The water turned golden, like a gravity field pulling downward.

The other half transformed into an illusory water-based clone.

Young, handsome, extraordinary demeanor.

Yu Ling Di!

"Xu Xiaoshou, you've grown."

Yu Ling Di's water-based clone emerged, smiling at the second true body.

With a casual hook of his hand, the golden heavy water falling like strings from the nine heavens swept up the immobilized Ye Xiao in midair and tossed her into the Gate of the Secondary Plane.

The Saint Tribulation suddenly lost its target, paused briefly, then... disappeared.

Disappeared?!

Xu Xiaoshou could hardly believe the Gate of the Secondary Plane had such an effect, even halting a semi-saint trial?

Yu Ling Di's water-based clone remained calm and composed, as if everything was under his control.

"The show can end here."

"Continuing would be excessive."

"Ye Xiao, you couldn't kill her, as I said..."

He raised his hand and commanded gravely, "Gate of the Secondary Plane, distort!"

The space in Sin One Hall began to twist.

This was a very familiar feeling; Xu Xiaoshou had experienced it before.

The last time space twisted, he was teleported to Ye Xiao's side and entered the Hall of No Pardon.

So, this could be controlled?

With the Gate of the Secondary Plane, could one master this ability?

Or was Yu Ling Di involved last time?

"Want to run?"

"Did you ask me?"

Suddenly, from the golden water field, dense decay energy erupted.

Two heavy, gold-tinted massive decay hands burst from the water and clapped toward Yu Ling Di.

"Early on, I saw you. In my mystic array, who can hide?"

Yu Ling Di chuckled, pausing his control of the Gate of the Secondary Plane.

With his current ability, he couldn't both fight and manipulate such a treasure; he needed full concentration.

Slowly extending two fingers, he gently hooked them.

"Swoosh swoosh..."

The golden water field on the ground suddenly converged to a point, then rose like a compressed castle, upward and inward.

Tian Ren Wu Shai's hidden body was forced out, soaring into the sky, his eyes full of shock.

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned too.

A Dao-cutting water-based mystic array had such strong perception?

Even his "perception" couldn't find where Tian Ren Wu Shai was hiding!

Tian Ren Wu Shai's right eye wasn't blinded, and San Yan Tong Mu wasn't destroyed; he must have evaded the damage somehow.

As soon as he was in the air, he regained his balance and twisted his head, aiming "Intention Pupil" at Yu Ling Di again.

"Foolish dream!"

Yu Ling Di clasped his hands together and pressed down gently.

"Thud."

In that instant, the battlefield fell silent.

Blood sprayed from Tian Ren Wu Shai's mouth, turning into a golden heavy hammer in the void that smashed his withered body back into the golden water fortress below.

"Splash!"

The water fortress squeezed inward, the heavy water force seeming to shatter everything inside, but no blood seeped out.

Tian Ren Wu Shai's blood had been drained and left in the air.

"Good show, over."

Yu Ling Di exhaled, losing interest in the remaining Xu Xiaoshou, and manipulated the treasure he had just acquired.

"Gate of the Secondary Plane, distort!"

He issued the command again.

The space in Sin One Hall twisted once more.

Yu Ling Di's figure became illusory, his outline fading.

Just then, a black-and-white Man Jiang Hong flower bloomed suddenly at his feet, huge, enchanting, and beautiful.

"Who said you could run?"

"Water-based mystic array so impressive?"

"Heaven's Punishment: Heart-Breaking Dao!"