In the crevice between spaces, at the junction of reality and illusion, lay an indescribably mysterious place.
An antique bronze mirror darted about haphazardly, like a headless fly. Everywhere it went, all manner of giant, materialized hands reached out for it. Then ca swords, ropes, and other weapons, all erging to besiege it. But the mirror, as slippery as an eel, ingeniously slipped through their grasp.
At last, it forcefully broke through the fabric of real space. Like a teor, it plumted downward.
It had originally been headed in another direction. Just then, Lin Tang, who was on his way to Fengqi Mountain, happened to zoom past nearby at high speed.
"Eh? What the hell is that?"
Lin Tang caught a glimpse of a brilliant flash within the clouds. His Divine Sense swept over the area, yet found nothing.
I must have seen things…
He was in a hurry to find Shen Youling, so he didn't give it a second thought and continued onward without stopping. But he never could have imagined that the streak of light, upon noticing him, would make a wide turn and head straight for him.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Tang whipped his head around. Seeing the object, he imdiately tried to dodge, but he couldn't avoid it. It struck him hard on the forehead.
"OUCH!"
Lin Tang clutched his head and cried out in pain as he plumted from the sky, smashing a human-shaped crater into the ground. A mont later, he shakily extended a hand out of the pit and slowly climbed out. Touching the huge bump on his head, he grimaced in pain. In a fit of anger, he pointed at the sky and cursed, "Which heartless bastard has so little decency, throwing things from up high?! Are you blind? You're lucky it hit . If it had hit soone else, wouldn't they be dead for sure? Even if it didn't hit a person, hitting flowers and grass isn't good either!"
No sooner had he spoken than the sky changed color as wind and clouds stirred. One massive face after another began to appear, looking down with utterly indifferent gazes. The scene made Lin Tang feel like an insect trapped in a glass marble, being watched by a crowd of 'humans.'
The Mysterious Lady was also among these faces. When she saw it was Long Tianji, she went completely dark.
Why do I run into this guy jumping around everywhere I go? He even manages to crash a party like this! If I had known, I would have wasted a little ti earlier and just crushed him to death. Now, this is just great. The Yin Yang Mirror sohow ended up in his hands... His good fortune is just too, too deep, isn't it?
"Oh? There's an extra Heavenly King-level martial artist in the mortal realm?"
"Hmph, who cares what kind of Heavenly King he is. He's a re insect…"
"Perfect. We'll seize the Yin Yang Mirror and take this little brat's physical body back to use as a vessel!"
"Impudent mortal! Hand over the item at once!"
"Die, you wretched bug!"
They once again conjured giant hands, swords, and the like, launching their attacks down at Lin Tang. The formless pressure caused the surrounding desert wasteland for several miles to crack and collapse. It was an earthquake of shockingly imnse power. After all, this was the joint effort of nurous mysterious beings, not just one.
Consequently, the technology of Central Earth and various other major world powers detected the disturbance. For a ti, many high-ranking officials were in a state of shock.
"What happened?"
"Why was there an earthquake with no warning?"
"Pull up the satellite surveillance footage…"
"My God, what are these?!"
In the past, the Mysterious Lady had appeared more than once to deal with Lin Tang, but she had always done so discreetly, concealing her tracks and avoiding satellite detection. This ti, however, while so of the mysterious beings present kept a low profile, others had no such scruples and manifested openly. There were even so with more fiery tempers who directed a cold, fierce gaze toward the satellites. This caused so of the humans viewing the satellite feeds to clutch their heads and scream in agony as their bodies beca deford. They suffered severe corruption and spiraled into ntal collapse.
re humans… How dare they gaze directly upon the great gods?!
At the sa ti, among the beings, the satellites also captured the image of Long Tianji standing proudly. The high-ranking officials of various nations were both baffled and shocked.
That bastard! What has he done to incur the wrath of both gods and n? How did he provoke so many mysterious beings to besiege him all at once?
"Long Tianji, oh Long Tianji, I had already overestimated you, yet I still underestimated you… This ti, you probably won't make it out alive," Yan Qinghe muttered to himself, struggling against physical discomfort as he took so kind of dicine to combat the corruption.
In his view, no matter how strong Long Tianji was, he was still human. He would face certain death if suppressed by even one mysterious being, let alone this many.
「At the scene.」
Lin Tang was initially startled, but then he remarked with a sigh, "I used to think these Evil Gods were rare and had trendous swagger. How co they suddenly feel so cheap? There are so many of them. It's really like Evil Gods are a di a dozen, with less dignity than a dog…"
As for the oppressive force they gathered, he treated it like a fart. He wasn't afraid in the slightest.
"Insolence!"
"You lowly insect!"
"You dare commit blasphemy?"
"I will make your soul burn in hellfire for all eternity!"
The gods were livid. Being called Evil Gods had already crossed a line, but how dare he compare them to dogs? In that mont, Lin Tang successfully seared himself into the mory of the gods, becoming a thorn in their side.
Seeing his incredible talent for attracting hatred, even the Mysterious Lady felt a bit strange.
She knew that Long Tianji would not die today because this wasn't the right place. If they were within the bounds of the Yaochi Heavenly Palace, she alone could crush him. But here, no one could truly kill him. Still, just because they couldn't kill him now didn't an they couldn't in the future. If Long Tianji ever carelessly entered the territory of one of these beings, he would be instantly destroyed. Furthermore, sooner or later, the stars would align, and the gods would fully return to the mortal realm. Having offended so many of them, how could Long Tianji possibly survive then? To brag for a mont's satisfaction… he was truly courting death!
As expected, it was just as the Mysterious Lady predicted. Despite being continually attacked and worn down by the gods' various abilities, Lin Tang was completely unscathed. Instead, he just got annoyed.
"What kind of crappy gods are you? You think I was born yesterday? You're all just a bunch of useless phonies! Go eat shit!"
He soared into the sky once more. Flying swords sliced chaotically as a fire dragon roared, burning through the giant faces one after another and shearing off their eyes and noses. This only made them more furious.
"He isn't a martial artist?"
"So he's a Cultivator. No wonder he's so bold…"
"Demon! Heretic!"
"I'll rember you!"
"I will return for you…"
One by one, they dissipated in frustration. The Mysterious Lady had already taken her leave long before Lin Tang charged. She wasn't going to make things difficult for herself; knowing she couldn't kill him, why would she stick around and let him walk all over her? For her early departure, Lin Tang gave a middle finger as a send-off.
After destroying the last of the giant faces, he dusted himself off and resud his journey, employing a technique to completely vanish from the satellite feeds.
Yan Qinghe and the others could only watch, bewildered.
He survived even that? And those great and mysterious beings… how co they don't seem all that powerful? What is going on??
Lin Tang landed on the peak of Fengqi Mountain.
"Eh? Wait a minute!" He suddenly slapped his forehead, feeling like he had forgotten sothing. It was only when he touched the bump on his forehead, which had already subsided, that it dawned on him.
Right, what was it that hit on the head?
Lin Tang imdiately used his Divine Sense to scan his entire body, inside and out, but he discovered nothing out of the ordinary. He had clearly been struck by sothing heavy, and those Evil Gods had been demanding he hand sothing over. But where was it?
Did it sneak away? Or is it still hidden on , using so thod I'm unaware of? The forr would be acceptable, but the latter is sothing I cannot tolerate. Who knows if this thing will try to harm in secret? It would be impossible to guard against!
Unfortunately, no matter what thods he tried, he couldn't find it.
Just then, he had to temporarily put this concern aside when he sensed Shen Youling's sudden appearance in the mountains. With a single leap, he landed in front of her.
"Ah?"
Shen Youling had just erged when her vision blurred. When she could see again, she found Long Tianji standing before her.
"Lord… Lord Long Tianji, why are you here?" she asked, shocked and extrely anxious.
Her ability to reincarnate endlessly was tantamount to eternal life. This secret was far, far too great to let anyone know—not her parents, not her husband Lin Tang, and certainly not an outsider. She didn't dare imagine what Long Tianji would do to her if he discovered her unique nature… It was too terrifying to even consider!
"I ca here to do so sightseeing. What about you?" Lin Tang asked. Seeing that Shen Youling was unhard, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had wanted to give her a piece of his mind for running around, but then he rembered his current identity. As Long Tianji, what right did he have to scold her?
"? Haha, I… I'm also here to sightsee," Shen Youling stamred, forcing a smile as she nervously wrung her hands.
"Is that so? What a coincidence," Lin Tang said, glancing at her. "You seem frightened. Are you afraid of ? What are you afraid of? Are you hiding sothing from ?"
"I'm not! Absolutely not!" Shen Youling replied excitedly, which only made her look more guilty.
"You are! I know you are! Confession brings leniency; resistance brings severity! If you co clean, I might let you off the hook. Otherwise, hmph, we're in the middle of nowhere. No one is coming to save you. You wouldn't want to…" Lin Tang let out a deliberately sinister laugh.
Shen Youling's face turned deathly pale. She lowered her head and remained silent, playing mute no matter how he threatened her. Seeing that she was about to faint from fright, Lin Tang felt helpless. He couldn't actually harm her, let alone use sothing like a Soul Search. He wouldn't even consider hypnosis on his own wife. What would that make him?
"Fine, if you won't talk, so be it. Let's go. I'll take you back to Jiangbei."
"Eh?" Shen Youling had been certain she was dood. She never expected the ferocious Long Tianji to suddenly change his attitude again.
What kind of person is he? So capricious…
"No need, I can get back on my own."
"Hm?" Lin Tang glared.
"Alright, alright! Thank you!"
Lin Tang grabbed her and began to ascend into the sky. Before that, of course, he scanned the entire area with his Divine Sense. However, Shen Youling's previous incarnation, Xi nghan, had clearly employed formidable thods of her own. Ever since Shen Youling had erged, the Underground Palace Ancient Tomb had been concealed by a mystic talisman, entering a special state that fluctuated between reality and illusion. Not only was it undetectable by the Divine Sense of a Golden Core Stage expert, but it would remain hidden even if Lin Tang tunneled underground or hollowed out the entire mountain.
If it were so easily found, why would Xi nghan have felt safe placing her ancestral tombs and, most importantly, the Yin Yang Mirror there for safekeeping? This was also why she had been so shocked and furious upon discovering the Yin Yang Mirror was gone.
Under normal circumstances, it shouldn't have just disappeared…
「As Lin Tang and Shen Youling returned to Jiangbei.」
Hidden and powerful organizations across the globe received divine decrees from the gods they worshipped: Capture Long Tianji alive, at all costs! If you cannot capture him, kill him! If you cannot kill him, you must find a way to lure him to your headquarters!
「Yaochi Heavenly Palace.」
Ning Yuexi had already made a brief tour of the area. She was awestruck by this magical space. But when she recalled the manifestation of the Mysterious Lady, having such a paradise no longer seed quite so unbelievable.
At that mont, an image of the Mysterious Lady appeared out of thin air. She first gave an order to the Chief Commander: find a way to lure Long Tianji back here. This presented a great challenge for the Chief Commander, but he gritted his teeth and accepted the task.
Afterward, the Mysterious Lady turned her gaze to Ning Yuexi. Ning Yuexi beca incredibly nervous, but she still stepped forward bravely and said with tragic resolve, "I am prepared. Co, possess my body…"
User Comments
0 comments from readers