Chapter 718
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Chapter 718: “Crossing the Adversity”
“What is this?”
Lin Qiye looked at Yu Gongqinghui, who was approaching with a purple long knife, and asked in confusion.
“One of the Kotsu Nine Swords, [Dua E].” Yu Gongqinghui handed the knife to Lin Qiye. “This was the first Kotsu sword forged by the Kuni God back in the day, known as the beginning of disaster and misfortune. The sword master lost control of the Kotsu sword while exploring this ruin, and the sword flew away and disappeared. It seems it was indeed here…”
Lin Qiye took the Kotsu sword, his eyes brightening slightly. “So, this sword currently has no master?”
“Yeah, you can use it; anyway, others can’t.”
Lin Qiye was not polite at all and hung the [Dua E] at his waist, placing it alongside the [Black Rope].
“It is said that once this sword is drawn and its blade is exposed to the air, it will trigger a series of terrifying disasters or extremely dangerous events, and it does so indiscriminately. So you must be careful when using it,” Yu Gongqinghui reminded seriously.
“Also, if this sword strikes someone, that person will be marked with a disaster imprint, and from then on, no matter what they do, they will encounter misfortune. The severity of the misfortune is related to the size of the wound you inflict; the larger the wound, the worse the misfortune. It’s even possible that if you cut someone, they might get hit by a car the next day as they step out the door—this is a curse that kills… Just remember not to cut yourself; this sword doesn’t distinguish between friend and foe.”
After hearing Yu Gongqinghui’s introduction, Lin Qiye looked down at the [Dua E] with a strange expression.
A sword that kills through misfortune was something he had never seen before.
“I understand,” Lin Qiye nodded.
He walked to the side and picked up a white pouch from the ground, which belonged to Bai Li Pangpang’s [Free Space], now scattered across the ground along with this area of forbidden objects.
He held the pouch and helped Bai Li Pangpang collect all the surrounding forbidden items. This place was too strange to linger in; since he had already rescued Bai Li Pangpang, it was better to pack up and leave quickly.
While tidying up, Lin Qiye’s mind raced.
He had already checked the palace repeatedly; apart from Bai Li Pangpang, there was no one else inside. The deity he had anticipated did not appear, which meant that the “end of the Aurora River” mentioned in the prophecy had only Bai Li Pangpang all along.
So, was the “supreme existence existing in the past and future” in the prophecy referring to Bai Li Pangpang?
Lin Qiye glanced at the slightly plump figure lying unconscious on the ground, his brows furrowing slightly.
No, this really doesn’t look like a “supreme existence.”
And why say it only exists in the past and future? Isn’t it right here now?
A myriad of doubts flooded Lin Qiye’s mind, leaving him perplexed. Perhaps… the second prophecy of the martial goddess was inherently flawed?
All of this might only have answers once Bai Li Pangpang wakes up.
Just as Lin Qiye finished collecting the surrounding forbidden items, the half-open palace door suddenly swung open automatically. Lin Qiye and the others quickly turned their heads to see a golden streak of light rushing in from outside the palace!
It was a golden spear.
Wei Dong and Yu Gongqinghui’s expressions changed simultaneously, thinking it was an enemy attack, and they prepared for battle.
Only Lin Qiye, upon using his mental power to see the spear clearly, felt his pupils constrict.
[Tian Que]!
That was Jialan’s spear!
After [Tian Que] flew into the palace, it did not hover in the air like the previous forbidden objects but lost its gravitational pull and, relying on inertia, plunged directly into a nearby wall, its tip deeply embedded, causing dense cracks to spread across the wall.
After Lin Qiye rescued Bai Li Pangpang from the mat, the disarmament covering the entire ruin seemed to have come to a halt. The spear lost its disarmament pull halfway through its flight and could only rely on inertia to reach this spot.
Lin Qiye’s figure swayed as he quickly approached the wall, reached out to grasp the spear’s shaft, and pulled it out with force!
After carefully examining it for a moment, Lin Qiye confirmed he had not mistaken it; this was indeed Jialan’s spear.
But… how did her spear end up here?
Did she also enter this ruin?
Lin Qiye’s eyes initially brightened, but then his expression turned serious.
If Jialan had indeed entered this ruin and was already using [Tian Que] to fight someone, it indicated her situation was not good. Moreover, with Bai Li Pangpang disarming [Tian Que], she might be in an even more passive position…
She was in danger!
Lin Qiye’s heart sank. He dashed out of the palace door, scanning the surroundings at the edge of the azure clouds. Apart from the gray sky, he could see nothing else, and within the range of his mental perception, there was also nothing…
He knew Jialan was in this ruin and that she was in trouble, but he couldn’t find her location.
Lin Qiye grew anxious.
His mind raced as he sought a way to determine Jialan’s position. He turned back and suddenly caught a glimpse of the white mat floating in the center of the palace, from which the Aurora River flowed.
A question suddenly surged in his mind.
This ruin is so vast; how did Bai Li Pangpang manage to cover the entire ruin with his disarmament?
Lin Qiye remembered that when Bai Li Pangpang previously released the forbidden void, the black-and-white Taiji diagram covered a range of several hundred meters, which was already the limit. But here, his disarmament had at least affected several dozen kilometers, enveloping the entire city ruins and even the demon shrine. If this was all done by Bai Li Pangpang alone, he would have likely reached the pinnacle of humanity or even attained divinity.
But Lin Qiye was certain that Bai Li Pangpang had not reached that level.
So… he must have relied on external forces?
Lin Qiye’s gaze locked onto the mat, and a thought flashed through his mind.
Perhaps that mat, flowing with the Aurora River, has the effect of amplifying the forbidden void? Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain everything that had happened before.
Since this mat can amplify Bai Li Pangpang’s disarmament, could it also amplify his [Mortal Realm], extending his mental perception throughout the entire ruin?
As soon as this thought emerged in Lin Qiye’s mind, he decisively walked toward the mat.
From Bai Li Pangpang’s situation, this mat wouldn’t pose a life threat to him, so what harm could there be in trying to sit on it?
“Yugong, I’m going to sit on that mat,” Lin Qiye said as he passed by Yu Gongqinghui. “If I don’t come down by myself in two minutes, pull me down.”
Although Yu Gongqinghui didn’t understand why Lin Qiye wanted to do this, he nodded. “No problem.”
Lin Qiye pushed off the ground with force, his figure shooting up and landing steadily on the mat, folding his legs and slowly sitting down…
