Trouble?
Gazing at the scattered fragments of Bei Huai's shen hun body drifting through the sky, and feeling the utterly terrified eyes of the surrounding lian ling shi, Xu Xiaoshou really wanted to say...
“Is this still trouble? Why don't you just go to heaven?”
But he didn't say it out loud; his thoughts stopped at the moment when Bei Huai's shen hun body was torn apart.
Xu Xiaoshou's combat awareness was already strong, keeping up with the reactions of Shen Yi and Bei Huai.
He could clearly see that once the San Shi Yu Jie was broken, Bei Huai's shen hun body wasn't running out of strength or unable to hold back.
Yet Bei Huai did nothing, allowing the frenzied Shen Yi to tear him apart, as if willingly accepting death.
“So, what's the situation now? It looks like he's dead?”
“He had a chance, but he gave it up...”
Shen Yi didn't answer directly, just murmured to himself.
Clearly, he felt the same as Xu Xiaoshou, so he frowned and muttered again, “This means there's a way to resist us that's even stronger than him 'protecting his shen hun,' brewing in the shadows...”
Was the shen hun being torn apart just a ruse, or a way to buy time?
In secret, was Bei Huai still plotting some greater attack, aiming to take down Shen Yi?
Xu Xiaoshou pondered and asked, “What is it?”
“I don't know.”
Shen Yi shook his head firmly.
“You don't know?”
“I just sensed it; that doesn't mean I know what they're thinking. It's like I'm only responsible for meeting force with force, no matter what comes— I never bother with thinking...”
Shen Yi glanced sideways at Xu Xiaoshou. “That's one thing I hate about you all— always scheming.”
Xu Xiaoshou fell silent for a moment.
This guy was a true brute-force fighter!
Shen Yi's instincts told him there was danger, but he didn't need to think; he could just charge through. If he couldn't, he'd only lose a projection.
But Xu Xiaoshou couldn't afford that!
If he messed up, it would be his real body dying!
“Move...”
“My brainpower...”
He scanned his surroundings.
Everything and everyone on Gong Yang Shan came into view.
Suddenly, Xu Xiaoshou felt a jolt of alarm— a premonition of impending disaster.
He didn't dare waste any time and immediately activated “Shen Min Moment,” making his thoughts flow more smoothly than after ten days of constipation followed by a laxative.
“The true body coming? No, impossible! In the shattered world, Bei Huai vaguely mentioned conflicts among the five Sheng Di families. For a Sheng Di's true body to come just for a cat— that's ridiculous, it would involve too much and spread too wide. He might even be held back by the other Sheng Di and unable to leave!”
“And in the E Gui Dao, Shen Yi's combat power is no joke. Bei Huai's shen hun body is shattered, so even if the remnants can be pieced back together, how much strength could it recover? It still couldn't beat Shen Yi!”
“Hmm, and logically, a Sheng Di's intent projection shouldn't be this weak. It wouldn't give up in complete despair under the E Gui Dao... Shen Yi's line of thinking is right!”
Xu Xiaoshou's mind raced swiftly, quickly connecting the dots, and his thoughts became utterly certain:
“Bei Huai's shen hun body is plotting a power stronger than this Sheng Di intent projection itself, even sacrificing itself for it— he's after more than just greed; he wants to wipe out Shen Yi in the E Gui Dao!”
This seemed far beyond what a hastily prepared Sheng Di intent projection could achieve.
Either Bei Huai would send a more powerful Sheng Di intent projection, specifically to fight Shen Yi in the E Gui Dao, or even dispatch a full Sheng Di incarnation!
Or...
“Anyone who can beat Shen Yi must be a Sheng Di!”
Connecting it to Bei Huai's abilities and research...
Xu Xiaoshou's pupils trembled. He turned his gaze back to the sealed secret realm entrance of Gong Yang Shan, as if his eyes could pierce through the entire world.
The most convenient, least restricted by the other Sheng Di families, most powerful option— but it would take a bit of time to activate...
It was right in front of them!
“What did you think of?”
Shen Yi didn't like people who schemed, but he respected them. Seeing the change in Xu Xiaoshou's expression, he asked immediately.
Buzz!
Before Xu Xiaoshou could speak, the entire Gong Yang Shan shook violently, and the sky turned completely dark.
Woo—
The Si Xiang Secret Realm wept with black rain, and all things mourned in unison.
The entire Sheng Gong trial process ground to a halt in an instant.
Not only were the trial participants crying out loud, their emotions completely out of control,
Even the trial officials in white and red robes, and even Ban Sheng Mu Lin, began to feel emotional turbulence, followed by bursting into tears.
Wuu wuu wuu...
Gong Yang Shan was also affected.
But since it was separated by a different dimensional space, the Zhan Dao and Tai Xu here could still control their emotions— just tears, without completely losing their ability to act.
“What's happening?”
A massive panic spread across Gong Yang Shan, with dark clouds of gloom forming from people's souls and thoughts, impossible to dispel.
“Run!”
“Fellow daoists, run!”
“This old man doesn't want to know what's happening. I advise you all: if you want to stay alive, run now!”
Xu Xiaoshou deactivated Shen Min Moment.
As soon as he got the answer, the answer revealed itself.
“Sheng Di power!”
Shen Yi didn't like thinking, but his combat senses were extremely sharp. After scanning around, his expression changed as he said,
“It's not Bei Huai's Sheng Di power?”
“You little brat, you've actually provoked two Sheng Di? How bold!”
Xu Xiaoshou held back the words “This is your doing...” knowing he had some part in it, so he said, “It's two, but it will soon be one.”
“How so?” Shen Yi was curious.
At a time like this, you don't need to be so eager to learn... Xu Xiaoshou didn't have time to explain the complicated triangular relationship between Sheng Di Qi Lin, Bei Huai, and Bei Huai's research.
Even if he explained, Shen Yi probably wouldn't understand. And if he did, he'd just be shocked and then ask, “So what do we do?”
Xu Xiaoshou skipped straight to the solution: “Do you know about Mo Di Hei Long?”
“I know.”
“If its true body descends but is restricted, with strength at less than one-tenth, could you beat it— since it's the true body descending?”
“I could!”
Hearing that answer, Xu Xiaoshou lit up with joy.
The next second, Shen Yi seemed to realize something and added, “I mean my true body could, but if you're talking about my current projection... no.”
Xu Xiaoshou nearly slapped this bald head for splitting his sentence in half.
Shen Yi paused, then continued, “When I say no, I mean I couldn't win, but I could probably fight to a mutual defeat and buy you time to escape.”
You split it into three parts, damn it!
Xu Xiaoshou was furious. Shen Yi went on even more precisely, “But that's on the condition you still have medicine, and for Mo Di Hei Long, it's not a soul-based holy medicine, but...”
Can you make it four parts?
How about your ass has that many parts?
Xu Xiaoshou took a deep breath, feeling the increasingly dense Sheng Di power around him, and asked,
“Suppose Bei Huai's intent merges with Mo Di Hei Long, a perfect fusion with both the strength of the shen hun path and an absolute physical body...”
Before he could finish, Shen Yi suddenly looked around.
“What are you doing?” Xu Xiaoshou was confused.
Shen Yi pointed to the distance. “That direction.”
“What do you mean?”
“Run! Don't look back!”
“As long as you get to the crossroads, I promise...”
“Uh, first use the rules of Si Fu Tu Zhi Cheng to hold them off. Once I get out of Ran Ming Site, I'll definitely protect you!”
You're not even at the crossroads!
Did you go into Ran Ming Site?
What the hell are you thinking, going so far away? Why enter Ran Ming Site?
Xu Xiaoshou was about to explode.
How has this guy survived until now... Oh, right, he's just a projection; his true body is fearless. Never mind.
“Not angry, not angry...”
“Getting angry will make me sick, and no one will cover for me...”
Xu Xiaoshou glanced at his info panel.
“Locked on, passive value: 1.”
The world was in turmoil, and everything was fleeing.
Looking at Shen Yi, who acted like he could hold up the sky if it fell because he was tall, the guy talked about “running” smoothly but showed no fear at all.
In that moment, Xu Xiaoshou seemed influenced, calming down with a heart like still water.
“I am no longer myself.”
“So what if I'm locked on?”
“I've already rescued the Greed God; the hardest part is over. At worst, I can throw it back into the Apricot Realm or just make a contract.”
“As long as I stay isolated from the world, opening and closing at times, and keep my shen hun from fluctuating...”
“Whether Bei Huai wants to find me or the Apricot Realm, it'll be as hard as climbing the sky.”
“What do I even have to fear?”
In the high sky, Xu Xiaoshou's thoughts reached this point, and he laughed out loud.
He realized his mindset was still influenced by his old habit of hesitation— his first reaction to trouble was always to run.
But now, he was strong.
Even if his direct combat power couldn't match the best, his escape skills were unmatched on the continent.
This time, it was just that he hit his weak spot against Bei Huai's shen hun path.
If it were another Sheng Di, he might even give them a run for their money!
“Bei Huai's shen hun body remnants don't have much power left...”
“Even if Sheng Di Qi Lin can be controlled, it's restricted by the Si Xiang Secret Realm, so its strength won't be that overwhelming...”
“Shen Yi might not beat this combined pair, but that's because his projection is weak. I'm different!”
Xu Xiaoshou thought it through and realized he'd overlooked a crucial point...
“I'm in peak condition, completely unharmed!”
If he could solve the problem of not being able to counter shen hun attacks...
Then, as an Ultimate Giant, even if he couldn't win against Sheng Di Qi Lin, he could still give that damn Bei Huai a little shock, right?
And if he could fix this weakness today, what would he have to fear even if Bei Huai's true body came tomorrow?
As for fixing this weakness...
Before summoning Shen Yi, Xu Xiaoshou had never even considered it; he wasn't sure if Shen Yi could beat Sheng Di Bei Huai.
After summoning Shen Yi, he just wanted to sigh: ancient martial arts were freaking awesome.
On the stormy Gong Yang Shan, two figures—one tall, one short—stood in the void.
“Shen Yi.”
“Hmm?”
“How do you learn the ancient martial six paths?”
“With hands, it's fine.”
“Do I need to learn prerequisites like the eight gates or seven constellations first? They seem to only boost physical combat, and don't relate much to the E Gui Dao.”
“Normal people do.”
“What about the abnormal ones?”
Shen Yi laughed.
He vaguely understood Xu Xiaoshou's ambition.
He turned to look at this little brat...
When they first met, the kid's face was full of naivety, terrified of him like a mortal seeing a god.
The second time, the kid seemed to have grown overnight; he'd picked up someone else's lost confidence, like he'd been possessed, steady as a mountain, calm and composed.
“What are you trying to say?” Shen Yi asked with a smile.
“Shen Yi, do you believe in geniuses?”
Shen Yi was startled.
His mind flashed with many figures.
Ambitious swordsmen, crafty calculators, stoic warriors, compassionate monks...
So many!
In the end, all the figures merged and turned into himself!
At the foot of Gong Yang Shan,
The cowards had already fled, and the bold ones might not survive.
The few remaining who chose to watch trembled as they retreated to the farthest, safest distance.
These people gazed at the two in the sky, who remained composed under the Sheng Di's might, and used their spiritual senses to eavesdrop on their conversation, falling into deep thought.
It was a wildly arrogant dialogue in the eyes of outsiders, looking down on everyone.
It was also a conversation that defied the norms of martial arts study, rejecting the step-by-step ancient martial path.
But Shen Yi didn't find it strange at all.
He was a genius himself.
What others couldn't even touch in their wildest dreams was ordinary to him.
So, how could he not believe that the world had geniuses who could achieve everything in one go?
Even if Xu Xiaoshou closed his eyes and opened them to become a saint on the spot, Shen Yi could accept it— he'd been shocked like that countless times!
Just as in You Gui Pavilion back then, Xiang Yao Yao couldn't understand Shen Yi and Xu Xiaoshou, but Shen Yi could understand Xu Xiaoshou.
In this moment, Shen Yi got it.
Boom!
The Si Xiang Secret Realm exploded with a massive roar.
Everyone's emotions were suppressed, and they saw the Zhu Que Gold Tower flung into the air again as a majestic dark horn emerged from underground.
The Sheng Di's might enveloped everything.
The earth shook, mountains crumbled, and nothing was hidden anymore.
Following the horn, black mist surged, condensing into liquid, with vast, endless ghost beast energy bursting forth.
Sheng Di Qi Lin's head emerged for the first time in a visible part of the Si Xiang Secret Realm!
“This?”
Mu Lin wiped away his tears, his pupils filled with horror. “Seal... the seal...”
He seemed to think of something, looked up to the sky, and roared desperately, “Dao Qiong Cang, do you want to destroy the Sheng Shen Continent? What the hell are you trying to do?!”
What were they doing?
The answer was about to come out.
The massive Qi Lin, covered in black scales, crawled out from underground. With just one claw, it could crush the entire Zhu Que vein's airspace.
It didn't deliberately destroy anything; it just silently, step by step, firmly crawled from underground to the high sky of the Si Xiang Secret Realm, then directly smashed through the world's barrier.
Qi Lin poked its head out, its deep blue eyes locked dead on a certain spot in the Sheng Shen Continent.
Hiss!
Those witnessing this included not just the trial participants, but all conscious people and saints in the Si Xiang Secret Realm.
“What is this?”
“A ghost beast?!”
“Heavens, it's crawling out! How can something like this be here? Ahhh!”
“It's looking for someone. Its target— Bei Huai? Shen Yi? Or...”
“Sheng Nu Shou Ye???”
They saw the Sheng Di Qi Lin bound by shackles on its limbs, with dao principles turned into chains and the Si Xiang prohibitions restricting its movement.
Qing Long, Bai Hu, Zhu Que, and Xuan Wu all emerged.
But these four projections came out crying.
They manifested at the four corners of the Si Xiang Secret Realm, on the four gold towers, turning into sealing power to try and stop Qi Lin from leaving.
Yet they cried while stopping it, as if making some hidden confession.
Such sealing power was utterly ineffective and couldn't halt Sheng Di Qi Lin's steps at all.
Those watching didn't dare think further.
What had they seen?
It seemed Sheng Di Bei Huai was helping the ghost beast Qi Lin escape?
On Gong Yang Shan,
When Qi Lin's head appeared in the sky of this world, the massive black mist formed gloomy clouds, and the spectators' scalps went numb.
“Damn!”
Everyone fled for dear life in unison.
Forget about “watching the ceremony,” “chances of life and death,” “maybe they'll both lose and I can get an inheritance— even if it's just a slim chance, why not?”...
All of it was thrown away!
In this moment, after seeing Sheng Di Qi Lin's ghost beast power, everyone realized they were facing the greatest terror of the era, and their eyes were filled only with terror.
“Run—!”
Amid these hysterical screams of panic, two figures in the void remained unmoved.
They watched Qi Lin's emergence and chatted casually:
“You want to learn the E Gui Dao?”
“Yeah.”
“Are you sure?”
“Third time's the charm, and I've already seen it twice.”
“You could always come to Ran Ming Site to find me...”
“I can't wait.”
“Then, right here and now?”
“Right here and now!”
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