Chapter 1835
by 林方方Chapter 1835 [Black Goat] Retreat
Between the writhing clouds of flesh, whispers began to sound again.
These voices were unlike any language, without grammar or pattern, but when Lin Qiye heard them, he could vaguely understand their meaning.
—Why should we leave when these ants can’t stop our attack now?
Currently, Daxia was under siege by six Cthulhu-system gods. Places with human deities stationed were manageable, but the remaining two passes couldn’t hold out long with just human powerhouses. If they dragged on a bit longer, they would certainly gain the upper hand.
[The Black Goat] didn’t understand why they should retreat at this moment.
“Fool,” An Qingyu spoke coldly. “Nicholas, if you want to die, I won’t stop you… but my people, I must take them away.”
With a wave of An Qingyu’s hand, the Cthulhu-system deities surrounding various war passes in Daxia seemed to receive some signal, simultaneously abandoning their battles and retreating into the mist.
These Cthulhu-system gods were saved by An Qingyu from the moon battle four years ago. They had been following his commands ever since, so when An Qingyu ordered them to retreat, they did so without hesitation.
Seeing An Qingyu withdraw everyone, [The Black Goat]’s body began to violently churn. Countless crimson eyes opened within the clouds, glaring angrily at An Qingyu, with piercing roars erupting from within.
Clearly, [The Black Goat] was very displeased with An Qingyu’s actions.
But An Qingyu completely ignored this, turning to walk into the mist, several figures quickly vanishing without a trace.
Just as [The Black Goat] was hesitating, a voice mixed with sword intent suddenly drifted across the boundless space, reaching An Qingyu’s ears as he rapidly retreated into the mist:
“Where… do you think you’re taking Lin Qiye?”
The moment he heard this voice, An Qingyu’s pupils slightly contracted.
In the next moment, a familiar sense of being locked onto surged in his heart. Even without emotions, knowing not what fear was, his body under this sword intent still uncontrollably sweated… as if this was instinct carved into his bones.
Not just him, but Fish Two and Fish Four beside him also shuddered violently, desperately rushing forward!
With Lin Qiye present, Zhou Ping wouldn’t easily strike here with his sword. Even knowing this, facing that sword intent that seemed to be at their throats, they dared not harbor any wishful thinking.
In the Sword Cottage.
Zhou Ping frowned deeply as he watched the direction where An Qingyu and others had departed, his eyes filled with anger and killing intent.
He raised and lowered his sword finger, wanting to cut down this villain with one strike, yet fearing he might harm Lin Qiye. After all, at this distance, amplifying destructive power was easy, but precisely controlling the sword’s path was much harder.
A moment later, his gaze, full of anger, slowly fell upon [The Black Goat] nearby.
With An Qingyu taking Lin Qiye, using the sword wasn’t ideal, but [The Black Goat] was different…
Another of the Three Pillar Gods, full of malice toward Daxia, with a prior record—striking at it would not only remove a major threat to Daxia but also warn An Qingyu, achieving multiple goals at once.
An Qingyu knew to use Lin Qiye as a life-saving talisman and flee at light speed, but you, [The Black Goat], are stubbornly staying put to die?
Having found a perfect outlet for his rage, Zhou Ping’s surging sword intent began to gather at his fingertips.
In an instant, heaven and earth changed color!
At this moment, [The Black Goat], far at Daxia’s border, seemed to sense something. All its crimson eyeballs suddenly looked toward a certain place in Daxia, with the small worms writhing in the depths of its eyes scattering inward like mad!
It could feel an extremely terrifying attack about to arrive, and unlike the previous warning sword intent, this sword… was serious.
One of its eyes stared at Daxia, while another eye grew on the other side of its body, looking in the direction An Qingyu had gone. After a moment, its enormous body began to move, quickly disappearing into the mist.
[The Black Goat] retreated.
But this couldn’t appease Zhou Ping’s anger. Even if it just hid in the mist, even if it hid at the ends of the earth, this sword strike would find it!
As [The Black Goat] retreated, the sword intent dispersing in the air grew more intense. The sword principles in heaven and earth began to converge on this sea area. Even tiny droplets of water were being silently cut in half…
The insects and tentacles on [The Black Goat]’s body seemed to sense this too, anxiously writhing rapidly, moving faster and faster. But regardless, its enormous form was still there, and no matter how fast it moved, it couldn’t catch up to An Qingyu and the others who had already fled far away.
Suddenly, all the sword intent floating in heaven and earth abruptly paused, then quickly faded and disappeared.
[The Black Goat], which had been at sword-point, showed confusion in its eyeballs but didn’t slow down at all, quickly vanishing deep into the mist.
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In Daxia’s Sword Cottage.
Destiny Monk, drenched in sweat, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhou Ping slowly lower his sword finger.
“Thank you for understanding, Red Dust Sword Immortal…”
“It’s nothing,” Zhou Ping said, looking in the direction An Qingyu and others had gone.
“My sword strike at [The Black Goat] was also meant to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, reminding An Qingyu not to do anything excessive to Lin Qiye… If you had told me earlier this was part of Lin Qiye’s plan, I wouldn’t have drawn my sword.”
“We didn’t anticipate An Qingyu’s target would be Erhai Lake. Time was tight, and we made a hasty decision.”
Zhou Ping nodded, and after thinking for a moment, still said:
“I still think what he’s doing is a bit risky.”
“We have no choice but to take risks,” Destiny Monk shook his head. “One of our current dilemmas is not knowing where the Cthulhu-system gods’ nest is. Although our previous actions forced them into the open, after An Qingyu’s escape this time, he will inevitably take all Cthulhu-system gods back into hiding, waiting for an opportunity to strike.”
“This may be a dangerous move, but it’s our only chance to access the Cthulhu system’s core secrets… and besides Lin Qiye, no one else could accomplish this.”
“But we can’t guarantee they won’t harm him after taking him back.”
“That’s why I said only Lin Qiye could do this… after all, there’s almost nothing more precious in this world than the Primordial Spirit Embryo,” Destiny Monk slowly said.
“I understand An Qingyu. Even if he no longer cares about friendship, just for the words ‘Primordial Spirit Embryo,’ he would never let anyone harm Lin Qiye. Lin Qiye will be safe until he fully understands the principles of the Primordial Spirit Embryo.”
“That’s true…”
Just as Zhou Ping was about to say more, a figure pushed open the door and entered.
Seraph Lin Qiye stepped into the Sword Cottage, looked at Destiny Monk beside him, and nodded slightly:
“The plan is proceeding smoothly.”