Chapter 1180: Water Palace? Mine

Buzz!

Within the hazy ruins of the True Emperor Palace, faint patterned light began to glow. Space started to undulate and twist. This scene was very familiar to the people of the First Sin Hall, resembling the onset of spatial displacement.

"Yu Lingdi!"

In a distant land, Jiang Buyi, enduring the Saint Tribulation, was still roaring hoarsely: "If you won't give this Saint the Sub-Plane Gate, at least help this Saint by weakening the Saint Tribulation! This Saint is now your subordinate!"

The Saint Tribulation was too far away; Yu Lingdi appeared to hear nothing, merely staring blankly in the direction where the True Emperor Palace's gate had once been. Now, only rubble and an eternally dim, unyielding mist remained there.

But then, within the mist, a light appeared! And it was very distinct!"Spatial displacement?""No, the timing is clearly wrong. I haven't used the power of the Sub-Plane Gate, so how could this...""Wait! An Arcane Formation Diagram?""This?!"Yu Lingdi's eyes widened, as if he had suddenly sat up from a deathbed illness. He instantly stood up, his pupils trembling.

Someone else might not recognize the brilliance of this patterned light. But Yu Lingdi was a wielder of Arcane power; how could he not recognize that someone else who had also mastered Arcane power had arrived?

"Spatial power?"

In the southernmost part of the First Sin Hall, Huang Quan stood, wielding the power of time in one hand and spatial power in the other, atop the River of Time with a spatial storm swirling above his head. As the thunder roared and engulfed everything, he was simultaneously commanding his Injured Mystic Sword to bravely resist the Saint Tribulation while also maneuvering his Soul Slicer to fend off Rao Yaoyao's relentless pursuit.

This lunatic, Rao, was truly fearless! She dared to barge into a triple Saint Tribulation just to attack someone! Were there no more heavenly laws for ancient sword cultivators? Who could come and rein them in? They simply didn't leave anyone a way out!

Huang Quan endured the tribulation, resisted the Red Dust Sword Intent, and rapidly retreated backward, almost out of the First Sin Hall. This triple Saint Tribulation was already difficult, but with Rao Yaoyao's intrusion, the tribulation judged it as a provocation, doubling its intensity. Huang Quan was suffering immensely.

"Break!"

Finally finding a weak point in space, Huang Quan burst out of the First Sin Hall's labyrinthine world. But just as he took half a step out of the First Hall, a heaven-piercing sword light tore through space, instantly severing one of his arms and half of his chest.

"Hiss..."

Beneath his mask, Huang Quan's eyes narrowed, not even having time to register the pain as he accelerated his escape."Spatial power!""No! That was definitely Spatial Arcana!"

In that instant, Huang Quan should have been impossible to strike. However, a power that made him extremely covetous suddenly appeared within the First Sin Hall, causing him to momentarily lose focus. While he might lose focus, Rao Yaoyao would not.

For masters, every moment of engagement could be fatal, especially with a Saint Tribulation overhead. Seized in that single instant, Huang Quan lost an arm and half his chest. The wound was permeated with the power of All-Being Forms, preventing any recovery.

Even so, as Huang Quan burst out of the First Sin Hall, his mind remained not on his own injuries. "Has Ye Xiaotian arrived?""No, that's not right. I've seen Ye Xiaotian's Spatial Arcana, and its aura isn't this weak.""This is a completely new Spatial Arcana!""In the Five Domains, has someone else comprehended Spatial Arcana?"

At one point, Huang Quan even considered charging through the Saint Tribulation to apprehend the newly emerged Spatial Arcana spirit refiner. Just as he had, when he previously encountered Ye Xiaotian, he had immediately abandoned all other actions and personally intervened to capture him.

However, that time, Eight Venerables had emerged to mediate. This time, the triple Saint Tribulation likewise prevented such impulsiveness. Most critically, Rao Yaoyao, relentlessly pursuing him from behind with an unwavering murderous intent, would certainly not permit such a fantasy.

"Damn that woman!" Huang Quan barely managed to remember the fleeting Spatial Arcana aura, intending to investigate it later, then frantically rushed towards the Blood Realm.

Rao Yaoyao primarily cultivated the Red Dust Sword. For places like the Blood Realm, which affected one's will, she feared them the least. However, if an accident truly occurred in such a place, the damage to Rao Yaoyao would be most severe.

"I'll take a gamble!" Huang Quan had nowhere left to run. He had to use a perilous place like the Blood Realm to temporarily restrict the reckless Rao Yaoyao. Otherwise, he would be unable to safely retreat under the triple Saint Tribulation, the Profound Azure Divine Sword, and the power of a Sword Saint.

"Spatial Arcana!"

At the True Emperor Palace ruins, as the Arcane Formation Diagram, permeating the entire area, fully formed, the void twisted, the spatial通道 ceased, and several figures appeared in front. Yu Lingdi's face froze, and distinct astonishment filled his eyes.

"Ye Xiaotian?""No! You're not Ye Xiaotian! You are..."Four figures and a weasel. The leading figure was extremely familiar. Handsome and elegant, with a flawless body, intelligent eyes like swords, and a gaze that surveyed all directions — Xu Xiaoshou!

This wimp, who during their last encounter clearly hadn't even reached the Sovereign realm, dared not even truly confront Yu Lingdi's water clone, only touching the Sub-Plane Gate briefly before hastily retreating! Yet at this very moment, he had conjured up a group of Grand Void and Semi-Saint experts, leading them in such a brazen teleportation to the True Emperor Palace! Had he gone mad?

"Long time no see, Yu Lingdi. I've missed you so much!" Xu Xiaoshou said with a grin, green light flickering in his eyes, as he walked step by step towards the Spirit Department Chief, who appeared doubtful, possessed a powerful aura, and was in perfect condition.

As he walked, he cracked his knuckles, from thumb to pinky. He twisted his head, rotated his wrists, stretched his waist, and his bones popped audibly all over his body. He was like a ruffian who had cornered a young girl, his lips curling into an instantly perverse expression.

"If we don't count your previous water clone, then let me think..." Xu Xiaoshou rubbed his chin, a reminiscent look in his eyes, and tilted his head: "For you, this seems to be our second meeting since the Eight Palaces?"

Yu Lingdi's face remained calm, showing no emotion. He could understand Xu Xiaoshou's words—wasn't this their second meeting from his perspective? But it didn't matter. None of that was important.

"Received [Vigilance], Passive Points, +1.""Received [Worry], Passive Points, +1."

Mu Zixi glanced at her senior brother, a hint of fear in her eyes. This kind of Xu Baoshou was a little terrifying, but he hadn't been like this before.

So, although he outwardly always disliked Master, always calling him "Old Man Sang" or "Dead Old Man" without respect for seniority, deep down, he must still care a lot about Master Sang's capture that time, right? After all, it was to save him...

"Heh." Xu Xiaoshou suddenly let out a low chuckle, his expression returning to extreme calm. He had always controlled his emotions, always! As an Innate and a Grandmaster, no matter what calamities he faced or how he fled, he never lost control.

Even when he unexpectedly encountered Yu Lingdi, the Chief Arbiter of the Trial Officers, in the Cloudmist Mountains, he hadn't revealed an ounce of his inner emotions. He didn't even dare to think about Master Sang, only constantly shifting his thoughts, pondering how to protect himself and how to avoid being recognized.

But now, he had broken through to the Sovereign Dao Realm! Compared to Yu Lingdi, who had cut his Dao, there was only one realm difference in cultivation, which was not insurmountable! Though his Arcane power might not surpass the opponent's in quality, it utterly overwhelmed them in quantity.

Xu Xiaoshou realized that he no longer needed to hold back; all his new and old grudges could finally be unleashed! "I've always been curious, how did the so-called continent's foremost young genius, the Spirit Department Chief who mastered Arcane power at such a young age, manage to transcend realms and cut down a Grand Void expert?"

"Was it like in the Eight Palaces, bringing along many White Clothes and Red Clothes as guardians, and a Heavenly Secret Puppet with Grand Void combat power as a bodyguard? Then using the power of billions to crush a Grand Void expert who had nowhere left to go? Is that how it was?"

Xu Xiaoshou narrowed his eyes, pressing forward step by step, his aura rising with each stride. In a short while, he was as vast as the ocean, as towering as a giant.

"Boom!"

The entire True Emperor Palace ruins trembled abruptly as Xu Xiaoshou halted his steps. Under his mountain-like aura and pressure, rubble quivered and scattered stones rose in alarm.

Feng Xiaose and Zhu Yike exchanged glances from behind, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes. At this moment, Master Shou's presence was a hundred times more potent than outside the First Sin Hall. His murderous intent was like a surging, unending tide.

"Revenge for killing his master?" Feng Xiaose transmitted."Something like that," Zhu Yike replied.

Their conversation was concise, quickly concluding their communication, and they followed closely behind Master Shou, preventing any accidents. Spirit Department Chief Yu Lingdi was renowned, while Master Shou had just begun his path to prominence. As for his thinking and analytical abilities, after the previous incident, Feng and Zhu were absolutely certain they would not doubt him even slightly. However, when it came to direct combat power, neither of them had much confidence in Master Shou; after all, this Master Shou had never been known for his prowess in direct confrontation.

"Saying so much only reveals your lack of confidence," Yu Lingdi chuckled dismissively. He lightly rested a single elbow on the giant statue behind him, his posture casually relaxed. He seemingly ignored Xu Xiaoshou's aura, which was arguably at the Semi-Saint level.

With a slight curl of his lips, Yu Lingdi sneered again: "To put it plainly, you're still afraid of me, aren't you? After all, I defeated you once. I am your inner demon! An unconquerable inner demon..."

Xu Xiaoshou didn't refute him, nodding in response, "Indeed. A day ago, I saw you as a mouse or sparrow sees a dragon, avoiding you at all costs." His gaze skipped over, settling on the giant statue behind Yu Lingdi, pausing slightly.

After a long pause, he smiled and withdrew his gaze, retorting, "But now, you face me, and you need to borrow the power of the Void General to resist my aura. Heh! Nothing but rotten wood, outwardly strong but inwardly weak, with words of gold and jade that can't conceal your panic. Do you think I'm afraid of you now?" Xu Xiaoshou scoffed, "Who do you think you are?!"

Mu Zixi was momentarily bewildered. Outwardly strong but inwardly weak? She quickly glanced at Yu Lingdi but couldn't discern any signs of instability in the aura of this contemporary genius. On the contrary, he was in perfect condition!

However, her spiritual sense detected Void Servants accelerating rapidly outside the True Emperor Palace, rushing from afar. Recalling Xu Xiaoshou and Lei Xier's previous deductions... Mu Zixi suddenly realized. "Is his excessive perfection actually revealing his poor condition? Has the battle actually begun? Starting with a psychological war?" Mu Zixi's vigilance heightened, and she secretly prepared the power of her Divine Demon Eye.

This was clearly a situation where the arrow was on the string, ready to be unleashed at any moment! And judging by his previous actions, Mu Zixi felt that her senior brother's personality wasn't one to waste words before a battle. He was always decisive in his actions, wasn't he?

Thinking, thinking... That's right. Xu Xiaoshou was building momentum! Yu Lingdi couldn't hold on. He really had to borrow the power of that Semi-Saint-level giant statue Xu Xiaoshou mentioned – his only bodyguard – to withstand Xu Xiaoshou's presence?

Looking at the giant statue... it had no life! But Mu Zixi was highly vigilant because Xu Xiaoshou had specifically pointed it out to her before the battle as something to pay extra attention to. Everything was ready; all that remained was to draw the bow!

Her senior brother had calculated everything before even arriving!

"Received [Admiration], Passive Points, +1.""Received [Lock-on], Passive Points, +2."

As soon as the "2" appeared in the information panel, the giant statue suddenly opened its crimson eyes, its gaze directly locking onto Xu Xiaoshou. At the same moment, a storm-like Semi-Saint pressure erupted from Yu Lingdi's location, pushing back Xu Xiaoshou's steadily advancing momentum.

"Boom!"

The Semi-Saint-level dual forces clashed for the first time in the void, and a thunderous roar exploded. Rubble whistled across the True Emperor Palace ruins, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Huff!"

Only then did Yu Lingdi let out a heavy gasp, revealing the fact that he was already overwhelmed by Xu Xiaoshou's oppressive aura. Feng Xiaose and Zhu Yike's brows furrowed. Master Shou... truly Master Shou! Winning from a thousand miles away, a scheme superior to his opponent's!

"Received [Admiration], Passive Points, +2."

"Xu Xiaoshou, so you brought two Grand Void experts and now think the tables have turned, that you can defeat me by outnumbering me?" Yu Lingdi, running out of options, said coldly.

"Hahahahaha!" Xu Xiaoshou burst into laughter, completely ignoring the bait, and retorted with a mocking look in his eyes, "What? You're still trying to provoke me into a one-on-one fight?"

Yu Lingdi calmed down again, smiling as he tried to say a few more words, "Xu Xiaoshou, actually, we..." But as his aura weakened, Xu Xiaoshou keenly seized the opportunity. His Semi-Saint-level 'Devouring Mountains and Rivers' erupted with a boom, sending rubble flying across the entire True Emperor Palace ruins and causing the void to crack.

"Who's 'we' with you?!" Xu Xiaoshou pushed off the ground, his body shooting out like a cannonball, roaring: "Damn him! Attack him!"

This group fighting lineup wasn't brought here for a prolonged battle. It was to utterly crush Yu Lingdi in this godforsaken place!

"Charge!"

Zhu Yike's spiritual energy burst forth, but his first target wasn't Yu Lingdi; instead, he pulled Feng Xiaose along. Feng Xiaose was bewildered. "I'm not your cannon fodder, nor a hitman for the First Tower in the Sky! I only came along to see how capable your Master Shou is, so he can be a bargaining chip for our main combat faction."

However, Zhu Yike seemed to have seen through his thoughts; he didn't even give Feng Xiaose a chance to react, pulling him along as he charged out. "Amazing!" The atmosphere was set, and the person was already dragged along. If Yu Lingdi didn't die today, the Holy Divine Palace would come after Feng Xiaose later.

Feng Xiaose reluctantly rolled his eyes. He had actually prepared himself a little, and feigning reluctance, he could only draw his sword."Die!" Xu Xiaoshou's first punch was for himself; it had to connect.

"Stunned as a wooden chicken!" Zhu Yike, moving swiftly despite appearing to hesitate, called out this phrase with a slight blush, biting his fingertip to form a seal in the air. His spell wasn't embarrassing. On the contrary, it was incredibly powerful! As the starlight blood rune formed, a gigantic golden rooster illusion flashed behind him, covering the sky and crowing towards the heavens.

"Caw-caw-caw—" In that instant, golden light filled the area, and the entire scene seemed to freeze for a moment. The "Spiritual Awakening" auxiliary ability of Xu Xiaoshou's 'Extinction Finger' was instantly triggered in his mind. He wasn't controlled, only looked on with shock, and continued to accelerate his punch, an easy target!

"Ten Thousand..." Feng Xiaose's sword, held slightly slower from behind, barely managed to split into countless golden void swords. This move hadn't even fully formed. With a snap, he was petrified on the spot! "Damn you, Zhu Yike! You dragged me into this, why are you controlling me? Are you sick?!"

A subtle power on his body flashed and vanished, then instantly restored itself. Feng Xiaose's rage was almost igniting a wildfire. His sword intent was jammed, leading to a backlash that attacked his heart, causing him to spray blood on the spot as he cursed wildly from the side, holding his sword.

"My apologies, this is an area-of-effect control." Zhu Yike's apology was very sincere. As he spoke, his hand had already shifted into a different hand seal. As a new member of the First Tower in the Sky, he had to be the first to charge forward against the Spirit Department Chief, Yu Lingdi.

Otherwise, how could he claim credit? However, his area-of-effect control skill clearly couldn't control the entire area. At least, Master Shou was unexpectedly unaffected and still charging ahead, which surprised Zhu Yike.

But most unexpectedly, "Go, Xu Xiaoshou! I'll escort you!"

"Divine Fall! Divine Fall! Divine Fall!"

Behind him, Mu Zixi seemed to have gone berserk, screeching strangely while her Saint Power surged wildly. One Divine Fall slammed into Yu Lingdi's head, adding more control to what was already there. Finally, seeing the Void General attempting to move, she unleashed another strike at its head, momentarily dazing the Semi-Saint spirit. Turning back, she saw Yu Lingdi still unmoving, so the young girl fiercely added another mental bombardment.

"How dare you not move? He's definitely pretending to be unresponsive after he can move, trying to land a painful blow on Xu Bao! How could I let you have your way, Yu Lingdi!"

Xu Xiaoshou's space-shattering punch aimed at Yu Lingdi's head, but before it could land, Yu Lingdi had already been dazed by the 'Stunned as a Wooden Chicken' crow, shattered on the spot by two 'Divine Falls', and exploded into water splashes."Me?" His punch couldn't land, feeling like it hit cotton. Xu Xiaoshou felt incredibly frustrated.

This group was a bit too fierce! Couldn't they let me land that first punch properly? I'd been looking forward to it for a long time! However, the "Agility" of the Saint Emperor's "Perception of Saint Emperor Lv0" failed to detect any intention or thought of Yu Lingdi making a move or changing tactics in that instant.

Xu Xiaoshou concluded that Yu Lingdi couldn't possibly withstand the combined assault of his powerful group. But he shattered, and then vanished."A water clone?""This is a decoy!""The treacherous dog, as expected, was prepared!"

Thoughts flashed like lightning. The pervasive dust swirling throughout the True Emperor Palace ruins suddenly became damp, falling to the ground with a patter.

"Pitter-patter..."

Rain fell from the sky, instantly turning into a downpour.

"Heavenly Blessing Kingdom, Crystal Palace!"

Looking up, at the apex of the distant sky, a point of brilliant light bloomed, forming a Water Arcana Formation Diagram. Yu Lingdi, like a predator suspended from a web, had evidently been waiting high above for a very long time.

A Saintly Martial Art, instantly formed. "Rumble!" The void cracked for thousands of miles around. Torrential rain broke its banks, mountain floods breached defenses, and ocean waves roared in from all directions. Where Xu Xiaoshou and the others stood, it converged into a vast ocean.

"Deep Sea?" This move greatly resembled the Water Ghost's Deep Sea. Xu Xiaoshou was momentarily taken aback, feeling his memories confused. "Who exactly am I fighting?"

However, fundamentally different from the Water Ghost's Deep Sea, Yu Lingdi's move seemed to have summoned something extraordinary! Xu Xiaoshou and the others were within this azure deep sea, and looking up, they could see a magnificent Crystal Palace high in the sky.

The Crystal Palace was transparent, like glazed glass, adorned with pearls and jade, featuring soaring eaves and imposing gables. It was vast and magnificent. Inside the palace were various wondrous landscapes sculpted from crystal: at first glance, one could see crystal images of nine dragons holding pearls, Bixi carrying steles, mermaids wielding halberds, and coral worms spewing foam. They were lifeless!

"Watch out!" Mu Zixi suddenly shouted, "They're all alive!" Only a Supreme Life Demon Body could sense that these crystal figures... were not illusions, nor mere manifestations of a domain, but truly existing entities!

Yu Lingdi's move was not merely a Saintly Martial Art-level spirit skill; it was more like he had truly conjured a palace containing ancient life forms from somewhere. "This is a treasure?" Xu Xiaoshou also almost thought this scene was Yu Lingdi's special domain, but he quickly realized. Perhaps this thing wasn't an illusion at all, but rather a bizarre spirit artifact!

"Water and sun nurture all things, fostering growth!" Within the vast ocean, Yu Lingdi's ethereal, wave-like voice resounded, "Go!" As the command settled, a thunderous explosion erupted within the Crystal Palace.

The nine dragons suddenly came alive, shedding their crystal form to become glazed water dragons, charging downwards. Xu Xiaoshou subtly glanced at the giant statue behind him; he had been wary of it all along.

But in one glance, it was gone! Void General Sin, gone! However, Yu Lingdi had clearly not yet used his Semi-Saint-level power; he only needed a treasure to trap a Grand Void expert. "That dog, as expected, is full of treasures. I'm so envious..." Xu Xiaoshou's eyes turned red with covetousness.

"Jee—" Elder Han chirped, scratching his front claws from Mu Zixi's shoulder, unable to resist making a move."I'll handle it!" Xu Xiaoshou curbed Elder Han's impulsiveness.

Elder Han's role was to keep an eye on Void General Sin. The moment the opponent moved, Xu Xiaoshou would immediately summon Void General Red. With two Saints suppressing him instantly, not even allowing Void General Sin to make a splash, they could sever one of Yu Lingdi's arms.

And if both sides tacitly agreed not to use Semi-Saint-level power, Xu Xiaoshou wouldn't make the first move either. He knew that in battles within such perilous places, once the power far exceeded the Semi-Saint level, it would trigger a death countdown!

Whether Elder Han triggered a countdown or not, it didn't matter much. The main thing was if Little Red also started a countdown, Xu Xiaoshou didn't know who it would be attached to, and he felt a little panicked.

"Three..." The power of the 'Three-Day Frozen Tribulation' was about to be drawn from his Qi Sea with a turn. Who would have thought that Zhu Yike would suddenly step forward, his face flushed with excitement, requesting to fight: "Master Shou, please step back. I'll deal with him!"

Xu Xiaoshou raised an eyebrow and chose to hold back. Nine gigantic glazed water dragons pursued the pearl, their presence overwhelming and unstoppable. Yet Zhu Yike still acted as he had outside the First Sin Hall, lightly biting his fingertip, starlight speckling his body as he slowly wrote out a charm.

With a few ripping sounds, once the starlight blood rune was outlined, Zhu Yike pointed with his conjoined fingers, and the power of the Grand Void surged from his body. This was the first time Xu Xiaoshou had seen Zhu Yike summon such immense spiritual energy!

Previously, he had only used pure spellcraft, with starlight merely as an auxiliary. It was conceivable that the Nine Dragons Chasing Pearl phenomenon had also put some pressure on him. However, this pressure still seemed to be within Zhu Yike's tolerable limits.

"Divide Rivers and Break Seas!" Zhu Yike roared, taking an illusory step forward, and forcefully flung the starlight blood rune in his hand towards the front. In response, a ray of starlight sliced through the deep-sea world, passing through the Nine Dragons Chasing Pearl scene and injecting itself into the Crystal Palace high above.

Xu Xiaoshou's eyelids suddenly twitched wildly. Feng Xiaose tightened his grip on his sword hilt. At the apex of the distant sky, Yu Lingdi's true form, standing on the Crystal Palace, chuckled. In his Crystal Palace world, what kind of 'Divide Rivers and Break Seas' could such a tiny ray of starlight achieve? Was that all?

"Crack!" Just as the thought crossed his mind, Yu Lingdi's expression suddenly hardened, and he abruptly flashed to the side. Accompanying the rending sound, the Nine Heavens' Dao Principles suddenly surged forth. That tiny ray of starlight transformed into a line, and under the blessing of endless Dao Principle power, it truly severed the Nine Dragons Chasing Pearl phenomenon, forcibly splitting the water-element dragon pearl into two.

"Crack-crack-crack!" The nine dragons cracked, breaking into pieces as the starlight passed through them, shattering into fragments. Then, the starlight bloomed again, unleashing a terrifying aura, like a giant awakening, drawing a blade beneath the sea, and cleaving the vast ocean.

"Boom-boom-boom—" The deep sea instantly stirred up surging waves. The water currents surged to both sides, forming colossal tornados that reached the sky. This overwhelming momentum was clearly not controlled by Yu Lingdi; instead, it was genuinely brought forth by Zhu Yike's authoritative words, forcing the 'Dividing Rivers and Breaking Seas'!

"How is this possible?!" On the Crystal Palace, watching the dozens of meters wide path of starlight forcibly split open from the deep sea, Yu Lingdi was utterly stunned. Who was this god-like figure now?

A single move, yet it could break through a Saintly Martial Art-level 'Heavenly Blessing Kingdom'? If he had been overconfident and hadn't dodged while on the Crystal Palace, he might have been forcibly split in two along that line of starlight! And an attack of such absolute power, even with water-element arcana, without body tempering enhancement, he would surely suffer absolute damage.

"Who is he? How have I never heard of him before? One of the Nine Seats of the Saint Servants? No! There's no such person!"

Zhu Yike, who had shattered the Heavenly Blessing Kingdom with one move and even forced the precious Crystal Palace to halt its attack, turned around and smiled at Master Shou. "This..." Xu Xiaoshou was still in a daze. He really thought Zhu Yike's abilities, like his modest demeanor, were only good for underhanded tricks behind the scenes, not much for direct combat.

Who would have thought that "Divide Rivers and Break Seas" truly possessed the power to divide rivers and break seas! And what it severed was Yu Lingdi's ocean—Water Arcana, a Saint-grade martial art!

"Master Shou, do you like that Crystal Palace?" Zhu Yike suddenly grinned, pointing at the vast Crystal Palace in the distance. The shifty-eyed Zhu Yike suddenly seemed adorable to Xu Xiaoshou in that moment."What do you mean?" Xu Xiaoshou asked with a tremor in his voice, looking over.

"Give me a stone, then I'll feel like I'm participating," Zhu Yike said, revealing his teeth in a wide grin. Before Xu Xiaoshou could react, Mu Zixi waved her hand, and a vine scooped up a pebble and threw it over—even she understood what Zhu Yike intended to do at that moment!

"Thank you, Sister," Zhu Yike said very politely."Hehe~" Mu Zixi scratched her head, giggling foolishly. She liked this politeness; it would be even better if he called her that again.

Turning his head, Zhu Yike looked at Yu Lingdi on the Crystal Palace, his expression hardening. He bit his fingertip again and began to write another charm. This time, Yu Lingdi dared not let him make a move at all.

He didn't know which obscure corner this figure had emerged from, possessing such immense power. But it seemed no one simple ever accompanied Xu Xiaoshou."Damn it, how could I have been so careless!" Yu Lingdi's Arcane Formation Diagram spun beneath his feet, and his hands began to form seals.

However, all spirit skills in the world originate from spellcraft. All spellcraft in the world originates from the Ancestor of Spells. He wanted to compete in hand seals? Zhu Yike chuckled, stopping his finger movements. "It's as if I need to make hand seals. Isn't this just for show, why everyone uses it?"

He bent his index finger, then flicked it. The pebble Mu Zixi had given him flew out, carrying a small blood bead that Zhu Yike had left on it. The blood bead transformed, already shaping into a charm just as Yu Lingdi began forming his hand seal.

The charm lit up with starlight, instantly burning out, completing its task in one fluid motion along its path!"The Crystal Palace? Heh, it's mine now!""Steal Heaven and Exchange Sun!"