Chapter 1623
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Chapter 1623 Zhong Ming’s Transformation!
The shattered flesh gradually regenerated in the air, and An Qingyu’s figure fell into the sea, instantly freezing a patch of water into ice. Moments later, a blood-colored silhouette slowly rose from the center of the ice layer.
“Were you pretending?”
As the wound on his chest gradually healed, An Qingyu frowned at the red-haired girl standing up from the stone platform and spoke coldly.
“Yes, I was pretending,” Chloe chuckled lightly. “Otherwise, it wouldn’t be easy to ambush you.”
“It’s not easy to deceive my eyes either,” An Qingyu paused briefly, his injuries now completely healed,
“Besides, all your elaborate scheming didn’t have much effect on me, did it?”
Chloe smiled without saying a word.
On the thick ice layer, two figures stood facing each other. An Qingyu stared at the girl before him and, after a moment’s hesitation, raised his blood-stained finger to his eyes.
Chloe possessed the 001 Divine Ruins, currently known as the strongest god in the world, and was suspected to have lived through an extremely long period of time. Facing such an existence, An Qingyu dared not show the slightest carelessness and immediately prepared to use his full power.
“So you’re summoning the Gate of Truth again?” Chloe raised an eyebrow. “In your current state, can you summon it a second time today?”
“Why not?” An Qingyu replied calmly. “It just requires more sacrifice…”
As his fingertips traced blood marks on his gray pupils, a majestic and mysterious aura descended once more. The calm sea surface began to churn violently, and the shadow of a gate gradually took shape behind him.
Seeing this, Chloe’s expression grew somewhat solemn. She looked at An Qingyu and slowly said:
“It seems you’re determined to kill me… So negotiation is out of the question?”
An Qingyu didn’t answer. He merely slowly closed his eyes, and instantly, a sense of mortal danger surged in Chloe’s heart.
“Fine,” Chloe shrugged. “Then we’ll meet again next time… Oh, and I hope you like the gift I’ve left for you.”
Chloe waved her hand lightly, and her entire body twisted like burning paper. With a soft sound, her form transformed into scattered embers, disappearing like fireworks.
Having lost his target, An Qingyu’s gradually closing eyes suddenly froze. His gaze swept the surroundings, but there was no trace of Chloe.
Even he couldn’t quite comprehend this strange method of departure.
“She escaped…” An Qingyu shook his head, dispersing the shadow of the Gate of Truth behind him.
Failing to kill Chloe might cause some trouble with [Chaos], but ultimately, An Qingyu didn’t care about that guy’s thoughts… What he truly cared about was the [Key to the Gate] that hung high above the river of time, overlooking his every move.
An Qingyu glanced in the direction where Chloe had disappeared, then turned and walked into the mist.
…
Above the dawn sea, an exploration ship slowly advanced.
“Ugh—”
Charles held onto the ship’s railing, violently vomiting, his face deathly pale.
The exploration ship rocked with the waves, making the nine knights lined up along the railing so sick they were nearly throwing up bile. They stood in a row, their retching sounds rising and falling, creating a strangely harmonious scene.
“Is their reaction really necessary?” Wu Quan sat on the gunwale, unable to hold back his comment.
“They grew up in the ‘human circle,’ and after returning to the Mist World, they’ve always operated on land and never been on water, so naturally their reaction is stronger.”
Lin Qiye explained while shouting to the knights:
“Don’t all vomit on one side of the ship! The weight distribution will be uneven. Four of you go to the railing on the other side!”
Hearing this, four of the knights, dizzy from seasickness, forced themselves to walk unsteadily along the wall to the other side of the ship.
This level of execution is indeed impressive… Lin Qiye couldn’t help but admire inwardly.
“Director Lin, how long until we reach Great Xia?” Charles took a deep breath and asked, fighting his nausea.
“We’ve only just left… probably another day.”
“Ugh—!!!”
Hearing Lin Qiye’s answer, despair appeared on the knights’ faces.
“Director Lin, I heard Great Xia is extremely large. Is that true?”
“It is,” Lin Qiye thought for a moment. “About the size of six thousand Londons, I’d say.”
The knights’ mouths fell open, shock appearing in their eyes. “Six thousand Londons? How many people would that be?”
“Many… anyway, you’ll see when we get there.”
“Are there no ‘Mysteries’ there?”
“There are ‘Mysteries,’ but they’re all under the Nightwatchers’ control and don’t affect ordinary people’s lives.”
The knights blinked, seemingly unable to comprehend Lin Qiye’s meaning. To them, Great Xia was just a mysterious country occasionally mentioned in the Holy Maiden’s conversations.
“Knowing that countries still survive in the mist, didn’t you ever think about visiting them?” Lin Qiye asked curiously.
“No,” Charles shook his head. “Our motorcycles can’t travel that far, and without the church’s protection, we’d have nowhere to rest.”
That makes sense, after all, they’re just a bunch of landlubbers who can’t even handle being on a boat… Lin Qiye thought to himself.
Lin Qiye leaned against the ship’s railing, gazing at the endless mist over the sea. Shen Qingzhu was alone in the wheelhouse controlling the exploration ship, and the other knights were busy being seasick, leaving only him and Wu Quan at the bow.
“Brother Qiye,” after hesitating for a moment, Wu Quan couldn’t help asking, “How did I do this time? Does it count as an achievement?”
“Yes, of course it does.”
Lin Qiye nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll remember it. As long as you don’t cause trouble, you’ll have your chance to redeem yourself eventually.”
Hearing these words, reverence appeared in Wu Quan’s eyes.
Just as he was about to say something more, deep bell tolls suddenly rang out from the mist, echoing across heaven and earth!
Dong—Dong—Dong!!!
The bell sounds appeared extremely abruptly, coming from the direction of Great Xia. Whatever power they contained was able to travel across thousands of kilometers, resonating over the misty sea!
“Bell sounds? Where are they coming from?” Lin Qiye frowned in confusion.
As he pondered, a burning sensation suddenly ignited in his chest, as if it would incinerate his entire body!
Lin Qiye yanked open his collar to see that among the three [Holy Covenant] marks, the first one had suddenly burst into dazzling light. A vast and terrifying energy poured out, tearing and distorting the space-time around him!
Fragments of time rushed past Lin Qiye, enveloping Wu Quan who stood closest to him. This rampaging energy continuously tore at his body, and his consciousness felt like it had been thrown into a blender, being violently churned!
A beam of white light shot up from the bow!
When the light pillar dissipated, the figures of Lin Qiye and Wu Quan had vanished from the silent gray mist.
