Chapter 1186: The Biggest Winner Tianzu Inheritance

A loud "Bang!" echoed from the distance.

Void General Hong and Void General Zui did not spark any special chemistry as Xu Xiaoshou had anticipated. The two acted as if they were complete strangers, each carrying out orders from their respective masters and fighting with all their might.

Hong's dual greatswords were drawn for the first time in this manner, as it faced Zui, who also possessed Bansheng-level combat power. Xu Xiaoshou had never seen Ah Hong in such a ferocious state before. The way it wielded the dual greatswords was utterly mad, each strike as heavy as a mountain. Every swing left Zui's black halberd unable to parry, sending its body exploding backward each time.

"Gaining the upper hand!"

In his form as the Violent Giant, Xu Xiaoshou glanced over and quickly assessed the battle situation. Void General Zui could not gain any advantage over Ah Hong. Earlier, to block damage for Yu Lingdi, it had turned its body into a shield and endured a blast from the Sheng Wuzhiwen Zhong technique, so it was not at full strength. Meanwhile, Ah Hong had been waiting in reserve, striking as a spirit body, yet its fighting prowess was impressive.

The battle between the giants escalated rapidly. As they fought, the two Void Generals grew larger and larger, starting from three zhang, then to thirty zhang, and now reaching a hundred zhang in size. This scale was not much different from Xu Xiaoshou's Violent Giant form, which had fully recovered from its injuries.

"A Bansheng-level giant war..."

From afar, Xu Xiaoshou's eyes flashed with a crimson glow, and he instinctively wanted to join in. He craved battle! Just moments ago, he had kicked Yu Lingdi into a pulp and smashed Jiang Biyi into dust with his palms, igniting the Violent Giant's primal fury to its peak. Now, participating in another one-sided giant war didn't seem out of the question. Perhaps he could suppress Void General Zui and even seize control of it?

But soon, Xu Xiaoshou snapped out of it. the "Spiritual Awakening" from "Huanmie Yizhi" subtly responded, suppressing his urge for combat. At the same time, a previously unnoticed special message popped up in his information panel: "Under influence, passive value +1." Influence? Xu Xiaoshou paused briefly, then restrained the crimson in the Violent Giant's eyes. Gaining some insight, he scrolled up through the panel and quickly spotted another anomaly: "Under scrutiny, passive value +1." Scrutiny? When had that appeared? He turned his gaze toward the distance.

His spiritual sense could not detect it, and his eyes could not see clearly. But his "Perception" distinctly revealed a figure manifesting in the direction where Jiang Biyi had fled and returned earlier... An orange figure! "Tianren Wushuai?"

Even as the Violent Giant, Xu Xiaoshou, who feared nothing, felt a chill run down his spine. That distant, blurry orange figure stood on the void Dao principles. As Xu Xiaoshou's eyes turned toward it, the figure became strikingly clear! "Didn't he go to Youming Guidu?" "Wasn't he going to kill Ye Xiao? Why is he here?" "So, Jiang Biyi turned back because Tianren Wushuai blocked his path?"

"This guy..."

Xu Xiaoshou's thoughts raced, filled with alarm. Tianren Wushuai's elusive nature created an overwhelming sense of oppression! Crucially, Xu Xiaoshou had been under his scrutiny and influence, and for now, he couldn't discern what that influence entailed.

Just then... After a hoarse "Gah!" cry, the distant orange figure's eyes showed a hint of playful amusement, and it nodded lightly toward Xu Xiaoshou. Tianren Wushuai said nothing, but Xu Xiaoshou could sense a touch of kindness and warmth in his demeanor. "Ugh!"

It sent shivers down his spine, raising goosebumps all over. This twisted kindness was impossible to accept. Yet, Xu Xiaoshou recalled that he had formed an alliance with Tianren Wushuai before. Even though he hadn't taken it seriously and had remained on guard, it seemed the alliance was still effective. Was Tianren Wushuai still helping him? "Han Ye!"

Xu Xiaoshou stopped dwelling on Tianren Wushuai's intentions and called out to Han Ye, the only one of his companions who had awakened. "Han Ye!"

"Do you need me to do anything?" Han Ye had only managed to save Mu Zixi. Anyone could die, but this one had to be protected, even if it cost him his life! That was Han Ye's self-assigned role; he had long seen how important Mu Zixi was at Tian Shang First Tower. So, as he flew over, he slowly infused Mu Zixi with Sheng force and life force, without seeking credit, and asked, "For example, that battle over there?" Han Ye glanced toward the fight between the Void Generals.

He still couldn't believe that Xu Xiaoshou could transform into such a Violent Giant, kicking Yu Lingdi and slapping Jiang Biyi. But it had happened... What could be more shocking than a sixfold Profound Meaning Array? In an instant, Han Ye adjusted his mindset. He thought that if Xu Xiaoshou couldn't achieve this, he probably wouldn't be worthy of succeeding Bazun An Da.

"Forget that battle; just leave it. Have you noticed anything unusual?" As Xu Xiaoshou spoke, he gently pulled his junior sister closer. He maintained his Violent Giant form, making her as tiny as a grain of sand in his fingers. The giant took a deep breath and exhaled a massive surge of life spiritual energy toward the girl. "Huff, huff, huff!"

The wind howled as the life energy enveloped her and was rapidly absorbed into her body. Soon, with a soft murmur, Mu Zixi awoke. Han Ye stared in astonishment, thinking that Xu Xiaoshou's life energy was nearly as potent as that of a Zhi Sheng Mo body. One absorbed, the other output—it was like they complemented each other!

"Abnormal? Yes!" Han Ye quickly refocused and said seriously, "Xu Xiaoshou, this place has suddenly turned strange, shrouded in some odd force." "It's like bad luck, but it also affects mental will—very strongly!" "It wasn't this obvious before; I thought it was just a side effect of the absolute domain and didn't mention it." "So, you're saying it's man-made? And this influence has been deepening from the start?" Xu Xiaoshou asked, glancing again toward where Tianren Wushuai had been...

No one was there! "Startled, passive value +1." Xu Xiaoshou's heart skipped a beat, but he steadied himself. He wondered if this was Tianren Wushuai's ability. But last time he encountered Tianren Wushuai, the influence hadn't been like this. Maybe Tianren Wushuai could control the erosion of bad luck on those around him? But why wasn't he controlling it now? "That direction..."

Pointing ahead, Xu Xiaoshou asked Han Ye lightly, "Did you see anyone? There was a person there just now." "A person?" Han Ye was puzzled. "I didn't see anyone. There's no way outsiders could be here." He was absolutely certain and confident. After all, as a Bansheng, Han Ye trusted his perception abilities.

Xu Xiaoshou recalled the warning Han Ye had given when they left Zhen Huang Dian: "A Bansheng is approaching!" As an expert in fleeing, Han Ye had sensed a Bansheng then, but now he couldn't detect Tianren Wushuai? Not even the traces left when Tianren Wushuai had appeared and nodded at him? Connecting it to the owl cry he had heard earlier, which clearly came from Ye Xiao's true form...

"Ye Xiao, Tianren Wushuai, connection?" "Could it be that Tianren Wushuai has become one with Ye Xiao?!" The battle scene from the weak point in Zui One Hall flashed in his mind. The series of commands Tianren Wushuai had issued while controlling Ye Xiao with San Yan Tong Mu also resurfaced. Xu Xiaoshou reached a terrifying conclusion: "Tianren Wushuai has been eyeing Ye Xiao's immortal body from the start?" "When he realized the immortal body wasn't mature, he began his schemes." "In the spatiotemporal gold talisman, when he could have killed Ye Xiao, he chose to spare her." "In that weak point battle, he didn't go all out, only aiming to control Ye Xiao and impose the influence of San Yan Tong Mu." "Then, feeding her the Xue Shi Zhu and setting up that strange altar curse forced Ye Xiao to go to Youming Guidu for sealing." "And during the time Ye Xiao was rescued by Yu Lingdi through the Cidian Zhimen, Tianren Wushuai went ahead to Youming Guidu and laid another trap." "Once Ye Xiao finally went there and successfully sealed with the Xue Shi Zhu..."

Xu Xiaoshou's heart was already in shock as he thought this through. He remembered hearing a faint sealing sound during his own breakthrough, weakened by the Gujin Wangyou Lou to the point it couldn't affect his state. That sealing sound was very similar to the "under influence" state he felt now—both caused loss of reason and increased aggression, though differing vastly in intensity. Xu Xiaoshou continued his deduction: "When Ye Xiao succeeded in sealing, Tianren Wushuai, as he had said, sacrificed himself to complete Ye Xiao's immortal body." "Then, through some unknown method, he possessed the sealed Ye Xiao, who now had the immortal body, back to himself?" "Oh no!"

This rapid train of thought left the Violent Giant Xu Xiaoshou breaking out in a cold sweat. What terrifying calculations! What precise planning! Amid pressures from various Bansheng and dangers everywhere, Tianren Wushuai dared to plot against Sheng Shen Dian Tang and successfully possessed the Bansheng Ye Xiao? "No!" "It's not just possession!" "Because Tianren Wushuai's own Shuai Bai Zhiti ability hasn't been lost... This is fusion!"

Sensing the faint decaying force on himself, Han Ye, Mu Zixi, and others, Xu Xiaoshou realized his deduction might have minor errors in details, but the overall direction was likely correct. From the results... In the time it took Xu Xiaoshou to break through to Wangzuo, this stitched monster Tianren Wushuai had successfully integrated the immortal body and Bansheng realm onto himself! "He's already so powerful—why does he need all this?"

Xu Xiaoshou could hardly imagine Tianren Wushuai's current combat strength. Following this logic, he also understood why Han Ye couldn't detect Tianren Wushuai. It was absurd! Previously, Ye Xiao had hidden in Xu Xiaoshou's shadow using Zui One Hall's environment, and despite all his passive skills and methods, he couldn't find her. Now, if Tianren Wushuai was equivalent to Ye Xiao, and also mastered the death god's power at the Bansheng level... If Tianren Wushuai wanted to conceal himself, how could Han Ye, a Bansheng who specialized in escape rather than combat, possibly detect him?

But! "If that's the case, what Tianren Wushuai obtained isn't just Ye Xiao's immortal body—it's the death god's power, and... no, everything?" Xu Xiaoshou pondered in growing horror, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. "Xu Xiaoshou."

After Mu Zixi slowly awoke, her Shen Mo Tong appeared in her eyes, with the white divine power in her left eye shining brightly, pure and holy. Her first words were not her own but Lei Xier's. "A Bansheng-level influence is at work in this area, guiding people toward rage and gradually eroding rational thought." "This power feels familiar, like... Xue Shi Zhu?" Han Ye froze; this wasn't the first time he'd heard a second voice from Mu Zixi, but it still felt odd. They were all on the same level, supposed to be the "great fool and weakling" duo, yet she had betrayed that by occasionally revealing a second personality that analyzed situations better than he could... Unfair!

Xu Xiaoshou was stunned too, but on a deeper level, because Lei Xier's words made him think of himself. That frenzied rampage, slaughtering all around in a blaze of glory! Looking back at the bronze cauldron embedded in the ground, filled with mutilated flesh that belonged to Yu Lingdi... "I originally planned to keep Yu Lingdi to exchange with Sheng Shen Dian Tang for Sang Lao." Opening his hand, he saw the red and dark green blood in the gaps of the giant's fingers... "As Lei Xier said before, Jiang Biyi still had the San Jie Nan Yan." "Normally, if I had the strength, my first instinct would be to capture him, take the eye, and give it back to my junior sister. How could I just slap him to death?" "After Jiang Biyi's body and soul were destroyed, his remaining Bansheng will escaped to who knows where..." "A Bansheng couldn't really be erased by my palms, right? He was probably still weakened from the Sheng Jie and caught off guard by me." "This likely just drove Jiang Biyi to true desperation; luckily, it didn't provoke a dying counterattack... How could I be so foolish?"

Standing on the Ling Dao Pan and entering the Tianren Fusion state, Xu Xiaoshou's Violent Giant form had clasped its palms together, using not only Gui Jian Shu and soul combat methods. His physical strength shattered Jiang Biyi's reformed arm, and simultaneously, borrowing Ah Hong's soul energy, it unleashed a terrifying soul attack in that instant. Jiang Biyi, not being a soul-based Bansheng, had his defenses and soul artifacts blown apart by the Violent Giant's palm strike! Though it was a Bansheng reduced to less than a tenth of its power after the Sheng Jie, Xu Xiaoshou had felt triumphant earlier. But now he realized this battle was influenced by Tianren Wushuai's Xue Shi Zhu... "Is this what Tianren Wushuai wants? Letting us fight like snipe and clam, while he plays the fisherman?" "He's already taken Ye Xiao's Bansheng cultivation and immortal body—what else does he want from Jiang Biyi?" "Body gone, soul gone, probably just a stray wisp of consciousness... Can Tianren Wushuai find Jiang Biyi and control that consciousness to make a puppet?" "Or does he need Jiang Biyi's Bansheng position?!"

Xu Xiaoshou's thoughts raced incredibly fast. The "Agile" from Sheng Di Lv0 enhanced not just combat awareness but also his mental speed. In this brief conversation with Han Ye and Lei Xier, he had nearly unraveled Tianren Wushuai's "ally's" many intentions. And from the fact that Tianren Wushuai still showed kindness, the first sword he would swing after sealing wouldn't be at Xu Xiaoshou. He wanted to continue the cooperation!

"If you use Xue Shi Zhu as a Bansheng position to force a sealing, what's your next step?" Xu Xiaoshou turned to Han Ye. He had to fully grasp this special ally's purpose to better cooperate... or exploit him during his actions to achieve his own goals. Mutual exploitation! Xu Xiaoshou could see that was Tianren Wushuai's mindset, and he probably realized Xu Xiaoshou could figure out his plans. Yet, he still showed kindness—that was the best response!

"First, I wouldn't be that stupid..." Han Ye muttered subconsciously, then, realizing the atmosphere wasn't for joking, he quickly became serious: "If I used Xue Shi Zhu to seal as a Bansheng position, my time would be limited; I'd have to immediately convert to a true Bansheng, so my next goal is clear." "Either find a native Bansheng position on Xukong Dao—there really is one here, but I don't know exactly where." "Or, I'd have to kill a Bansheng and seize their position to integrate it into myself." "There's no third option!"

Xu Xiaoshou felt a chill run down his spine. He finally understood Tianren Wushuai. Han Ye's choice wasn't about intelligence; it was a matter of survival, and anyone in that situation would think the same—no other way! So, Tianren Wushuai's first goal must be the Cidian Zhimen—to seize Xukong Dao's Bansheng position, control everything, and escape the island's grand scheme. But due to a twist of fate, the Bansheng position on Xukong Dao had gone to the dean and was likely taken off the island. So, Tianren Wushuai's remaining target was clear... He wanted to kill Jiang Biyi!

"My greatest hope is that you don't interfere with my actions. Of course, if possible, you Sheng Nu should all turn a blind eye to me, Tianren Wushuai." That was Tianren Wushuai's original words from their previous cooperation, and Xu Xiaoshou finally remembered and understood the subtext. Back then, Tianren Wushuai had planned everything, securing the alternatively possessed and sealed Ye Xiao with the immortal body. But he needed a Bansheng position to replace Xue Shi Zhu and become a true Bansheng! In other words, he, Tianren Wushuai, needed a severely weakened Jiang Biyi! And Xu Xiaoshou, or all the Sheng Nu, shouldn't compete for this Bansheng position called Jiang Biyi. That way, Tianren Wushuai would keep showing kindness... Just like now, he had been controlling the whole situation, scaring Jiang Biyi back from that path, and even driving the fleeing Yu Lingdi into Xu Xiaoshou's hands.

"What a schemer!" Xu Xiaoshou figured it all out and couldn't help muttering under his breath. It was supposed to be cooperation, but he had been clueless, used as a tool countless times, and even felt smug about it. Only now did he realize the biggest winner had always been the other side.

"What schemer?" Han Ye asked, confused. "Never mind that." Xu Xiaoshou looked down and instructed, "Quickly wake up Zhu Yiqun and Feng Xiaose; I protected them at the last moment, so they shouldn't be dead. Once you've got them, we'll move the battlefield—this place isn't safe to stay." Xu Xiaoshou then looked at his junior sister in his hand and gently placed her in the void. "Come with me."

With a whoosh, he dispelled his Violent Giant form and flashed to the bronze cauldron's side. "What's this meat?" Mu Zixi's voice followed as she stared blankly at the cauldron's contents. When had Xu Xiaoshou found time to blow up a pot of meat pellets? "It's Yu Lingdi." Xu Xiaoshou glared at her impatiently. Yu Lingdi was incredibly tenacious, as he had said—if there was even a drop of water left in the world, he wouldn't die. Even reduced to mutilated flesh, there was still a trace of life in the bronze cauldron, and he was slowly recovering! But at this rate... it would take years for Yu Lingdi to heal. One major combat force was effectively gone! "As long as he's alive, that's good."

Xu Xiaoshou had been afraid absolute force might have killed him, so he hurriedly lifted the bronze cauldron, trying to check if the Cidian Zhimen had been blasted out. Nothing! Even in this state, Yu Lingdi hadn't revealed the Cidian Zhimen. The cauldron held many fragments of broken defensive spiritual artifacts, but no trace of the Cidian Zhimen. "Damn thing—if you're about to die, how could you not use the Cidian Zhimen for defense?"

Xu Xiaoshou grumbled as he picked up the bronze cauldron, then used his spiritual awareness to envelop the entire battlefield. No matter where the Cidian Zhimen was lost, it had to be in this area, right? So, if he moved the whole battlefield into his Yuanfu world, maybe the Cidian Zhimen would reveal itself when he interrogated Yu Lingdi later? "Xu Xiaoshou!"

Before he could act, Han Ye, holding Feng and Zhu one in each hand, suddenly tensed and shouted, "A Bansheng is approaching!"

This startled Xu Xiaoshou badly. A Bansheng? Which side? Enemy or ally? Or had Han Ye finally sensed Tianren Wushuai? But these questions didn't need asking; one look at Han Ye's expression, and Xu Xiaoshou remembered this phrase well. It was the Bansheng Han Ye had sensed when they left Zhen Huang Dian and headed to the weak point in Zui One Hall to save his junior sister. "Run!"

Xu Xiaoshou didn't even dare waste time moving the battlefield. He grabbed the bronze cauldron, and the space Dao Pan spun out beneath his feet. "Qiankun Da..."

His teleportation technique hadn't finished when two messages intruded into his mind: "Prisoner number 800820, you have entered the Xukong Dao prisoner kill list. Death countdown: ten days. Please atone with merit!" "Prisoner number 800820, you have successfully attracted the attention of Xukong Dao's spirit. Please follow the guidance below to accept the 'Tianzu Inheritance!'" Please: wap.99mk.info