Chapter 14
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Chapter 14: The True Culprit Behind the Submersion of the East Divine Land
Bai Lian was utterly unable to comprehend.
Not too long ago, she had successfully entered this gate and roamed freely in the world behind it. And yet now, she was stopped by this wide-open door.
Yes, stopped, and she was the only one who was stopped!
An invisible barrier stood before her, and with all her might, she could not shake that wall.
However, amidst impatience, Bai Lian, who was always observant, still noticed something unusual.
She kicked with force, but her body didn’t go through. However, the white ribbon hanging from her sleeve and the tip of her shoe went unscathed through the invisible wall.
"The clothes went through, but not the person?"
What kind of sorcery is this?
Bai Lian refused to believe it was magic.
She kicked again with great force that could split mountains and shatter stars, but luckily Qianhuan Real Eyes protected her, otherwise, her toes would have been red and swollen from the exertion.
"Hoo hoo -"
Bai Lian breathed heavily.
Due to extreme anger, white waves of icy mist naturally surged in her chest.
Seeing that it would take some time for the Witch Queen to arrive, she hastily took out several pieces of worthless metal.
Swish!
With a light toss, the metal flew right in front of her and entered the Void Domain without encountering any obstacles.
Upon seeing this scene, Bai Lian’s trembling body came to a halt.
She lifted the Immutable Lance expressionlessly and probed forward.
As expected, the tip of the lance easily crossed the unseen wall and pierced into the depths of the gate.
She could even manipulate the length, thickness, and width of the Immutable Lance with her Divine Sense.
However, when she tried to probe the Void Domain with her Divine Sense and spirit Qi, the open gates fiercely resisted once again, as if afraid of being tainted by the "impurities" on her body.
"Did I make a mistake?"
The first time she began to doubt her identity was when she confronted the Lord of Reincarnation in the Original Dragon’s lair.
The Lord of Reincarnation, in a frenzied state, kept uttering nonsensical and ambiguous words.
Initially, she only regarded the Lord of Reincarnation as a simple maniac, but subsequent events and information reminded her that things were much more complex than she anticipated.
What if everything the Lord of Reincarnation said is true?
With that premise in mind, Bai Lian began to review past events.
In fact, the most noteworthy was the Tao Halo she obtained from the system.
The Tao Halo is incredibly profound, even the master who is a Heavenly Lord cannot fully comprehend it.
However, Tao Halo is different from other the ways of the Great Tao. Other ways of the Great Tao are like extremely difficult mathematical problems. Although you may not be able to solve them, you can at least recognize the characters in the question. Tao Halo, on the other hand, is like a divine puzzle that inspires insight, even though you cannot even recognize the characters.
However, as Tao Halo is a task reward given by the system, it seems somewhat imprudent to use it as a reference.
Bai Lian then focuses her attention on the two ways of the Great Tao within her own body.
These two ways of the Great Tao both come from her master and are now deeply rooted within her body, growing wildly.
The ways of the Great Tao are not like transplantable eyes; otherwise, artificial Immortal Emperors would have long since been rampant in this world.
In fact, even if you wanted to leave some of the ways of the Great Tao in someone else’s body, it would not be an easy task. This not only tests the control of the master of the ways of the Great Tao but also tests the physical endurance of the practitioner.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have been crushed by the two paths of the Great Tao of her master, causing their soul to scatter.
After battling with the Demon Emperor in the Void Domain, Bai Lian truly accepted her own identity.
Without being the Blank Tao, how could she possibly shake the Void Domain and kill the Demon Emperor by utilizing its power?
Upon closer examination, if she truly was the Blank Tao, all her previous doubts could be reasonably explained.
Bai Lian, who knows the "truth," didn’t feel lost.
She wasn’t human… so what?
This doesn’t affect her ability to bond with Martial Sister and other disciples.
"Master, use your ways of the Great Tao to corrupt me completely, I can withstand it!"
It still made her feel a little excited to think about it.
However, this moment shattered Bai Lian’s dream completely.
For the Blank Tao, the Void Domain is like a "home", and since she was rejected by the Void Domain, how could she claim to be as charming as the Blank Tao that everyone loves?
"Since I cannot enter the Void Domain, all my previous efforts were in vain."
The difficulty of the game is already high enough, are these fancy operations just adding more difficulty to herself?
Bai Lian forcefully pulled out an ugly smile on her face, but even this kind of smile quickly disappeared.
She knew it was not the time to indulge in self-blame.
Just like there were no visible marks on her body, the impact she felt inside must also be hidden now, because the Witch Queen had arrived with her twelve familiars.
"Is this your last resort?"
Standing with arms crossed beneath the thunder and storm clouds, the Witch Queen gradually lifted her gaze, passing Bai Lian’s back and falling on the purified black gate.
Her demeanor and grace appeared incredibly relaxed, as if she was not looking at exotic scenery, but rather her own lush garden.
But this was just a facade, for the Witch Queen’s inner being had long been alert!
Bai Lian braved injury to come here, that gate must hold a secret.
With just one glance, she felt her soul bound by the ancient and heavy breath, about to sink into the upstream of time.
At this moment, Bai Lian, who had her back facing her, slowly turned around.
That snow-white figure was already stunning enough, and the revitalized eyes made the Witch Queen momentarily stunned.
"Hiss -"
The Witch Queen took a deep breath.
In the past, she was only obsessed with the Immortal Heavenly Lord’s feet, feeling disgust towards her arrogant face.
Perhaps the process of rebirth had added some strokes to the Immortal Heavenly Lord’s features. Now, when she looked at her again, her senses had completely changed.
If those two eyes were placed in front of her every day, it would surely make her unable to breathe with delight, wouldn’t it?
"In that case, let us settle this here and now and determine a winner."
Bai Lian gazed calmly at the Witch Queen.
The Witch Queen paused once again.
She felt that this scene was somehow different from what she had imagined, lacking in some way, not powerful enough.
Yes.
The Witch Queen suddenly understood.
In the Immortal World, the Immortal Heavenly Lord always made some classic and ruthless remarks before fighting with others, but this time she didn’t make any!
"Immortal Heavenly Lord, I never thought that you destroyed not only the physical and spiritual body, but also the invincible belief."
The Witch Queen paced back and forth in the void.
After several times, she suddenly raised her hand.
"It would be boring to just kill you like this, I will give you one last chance!"
Although she said this, the Witch Queen showed no mercy.
She waved her right arm and six witch beasts suddenly sprang out behind her.
These magical beasts all have bizarre appearances, some with human faces and bird bodies, others with human bodies and snake tails. Their abilities also vary, based on the five elements, and they can control spirit Qi and basic laws using techniques such as controlling the wind, creating ice and rain, conjuring thunder, cursing, manipulating time and space, and more.
The magical beasts were in the front, and the Witch Queen was in the back.
The magical beasts are skilled at using their flesh and blood to control spirit Qi and basic laws to conquer their opponents.
Meanwhile, the Witch Queen uses mysterious techniques from her coven to influence the outcome of the battle.
Witchcraft, of course, is not merely the use of curses to harm others.
At the beginning of the birth of witchcraft, it was meant to aid our human ancestors in living more securely in the wilderness. With divination as its core, it has the power to extend longevity and good fortune to people, to know the life and death of individuals, and to make judgments on time like a deity.
The witchcraft practiced by Queen Witch is notorious for its elusiveness, but buffing her witch beasts poses no problem whatsoever.
"What in the world is this?"
Bai Lian was filled with great horror.
The indestructible and immortal lance was surprisingly defeated when faced with the tiger-headed and gold-scaled witch beast!
Her best effort with a single lance only managed to tear through the scales, but couldn’t make any further progress.
Immediately after, a witch beast riding on a blazing dragon rushed out from the side, and the surging flames instantaneously reduced all of her clothes to ashes, forcing her to use her spirit power to condense a thin layer of crystal armor to protect herself.
"This cannot continue like this."
Bai Lian targeted the Witch Queen, but soon she was disappointed.
The Witch Queen was always accompanied by six magical beasts guarding her.
If any of the beasts fighting on the front lines are injured, a new one immediately takes its place, while the injured one retreats to heal and protect her.
Seeing Bai Lian in a disadvantage, the Witch Queen directly activated taunt mode.
"Is your cultivation level falling, and your proficiency in the lance technique diminishing?"
"Is this the legendary Immortal Heavenly Lord?"
"Truly no one in this world can be considered immortal, this is the backlash!"
"Kneel down now, and I may spare your life!"
As if to express her sincerity, the Witch Queen lifted the piece of cloth in front of her, revealing her white and tender right leg.
Bai Lian completely ignored the Witch Queen.
The consequences of burning her soul are severe, but the instant outbreak of power allowed her to withstand repeated attacks without revealing any significant flaws.
Her endurance was already strong, now it has become strong enough to make the Witch Queen secretly alarmed.
"This will keep you from getting tired even after ten days and ten nights of fighting, won’t it?"
If her Immortal Emperor’s true body arrived here, let alone ten days and ten nights, even if she fought for ten years, she would still be vigorous.
But now she only came as a strand of her soul, and she also had to endure the intangible suppression of the Land of Immortals. Even if she forcibly persisted, she would run out of spirit Qi and physical strength in at most two days.
"We can’t let her drag this on."
After hesitating for a while, the Witch Queen sent out two more witch beasts, and she herself also jumped into the witch dance under the protection of four witch beasts.
The sky fell into darkness again.
In the wasteland, the graceful woman danced with the mournful sound of the wind, and countless colorful butterflies began to hover around her body.
"I can only try once."
Bai Lian’s gaze occasionally fell on the four beast guardians protecting the Witch Queen from all sides.
If it was only the four beast guardians, she would have a chance to rush past them.
It should be noted that it also takes time for the beast guardians to recover from their injuries, and she is waiting for the chance when all four of them are injured.
To do this, Bai Lian directly employed a "hurt for hurt" tactic.
Although she was unsure of what was really going on, thanks to the hand reaching out from the lotus flower, she was not afraid of the Witch Queen’s curses and debuff spells.
This allowed her to let loose and fight the witch beasts head-on.
The witch beasts would eventually get hurt and feel pain, but all of Bai Lian’s pain and injuries were shifted to her future self, days later, through the use of Qianhuan Real Eyes.
Being ripped apart and punctured in the abdomen were mere trifles.
Bai Lian was accustomed to pain long ago.
Was she hurting more than when she fought the sea monster herself?
Relying on this ability, Bai Lian managed to break free from the encirclement of the witch beasts.
Blood dripped from the immortal lance and her right eye was ablaze, making her look like the hunter who returned from the ice field.
Without stopping for a moment, she ran towards the Witch Queen, and along the way, she directly took the task reward, Anling Marrow, which she obtained from battling the Demon Emperor.
Although this wasted a considerable amount of medicinal power, as long as it could sustain her soul for a while longer, it would be worth the waste.
"It’s right now!"
Bai Lian seized the opportunity, wielding her lance like a sword and enveloping herself in the radiance of a blazing sun, she charged straight at the Witch Queen surrounded by beasts.
The darkness was illuminated by a bright light, causing the Witch Queen to quickly open her eyes.
A hint of surprise flickered across her face, but she remained composed.
"Charge!"
With a gentle wave of her hand, the Witch Queen immediately sent two beasts pouncing forward.
The crimson sun shone upon the heavens.
Countless dazzling dots sprinkled in the sky.
The dance of the Witch Queen continues. Regardless of life or death and animosity, this is absolutely a delightful scene.
Who doesn’t admire such a enchanting dance?
From head to toe, it is difficult to find any flaws on the Witch Queen.
She’s like a perfect ruby, polished to perfection.
Snow was falling from the sky as this beautiful woman danced. Behind this picturesque scene, another woman, as cold and proud as ice and snow, walked nimbly between two beasts. Further away, eight witch beasts with their claws out and teeth bared charge forward.
One shot of the lance, flying snow abruptly stopped.
One shot of the lance, the space shattered.
One shot of the lance, the sun dissolving all things.
Although the two witch beasts were as tough as rocks, they were eventually shattered by the lance due to their unhealed injuries.
Taking advantage of the gap in which they had not yet resolidified, Bai Lian went straight for a hundred feet and charged toward the Witch Queen.
Everything went so smoothly that it felt somewhat surreal to her.
However, she has little time left, and if she slows down for a single moment, she might be caught up by other witch beasts.
At that moment, it would be impossible for her to find such a chance again.
Bai Lian didn’t have time to think much; she thrust her lance at the Witch Queen’s head.
A pillar of white light pierced through the sky.
At that moment, the Witch Queen seemed to be stunned by the sudden turn of events.
She stared blankly at the long lance thrusting towards her and made no attempt to dodge it.
It was not until the pointed tip of the lance was at her forehead that she finally spoke, "If you kill me, Yue Wuyang will also die. Can you bear to do it?"
For a moment, Bai Lian thought about backing down, but quickly regained her composure.
"Regardless of the outcome, you won’t spare Yue Wuyang to deceive Xianyuan Emperor. If I don’t pierce with this lance, Yue Wuyang will undoubtedly die. But if I do and manage to kill you, there will still be a chance to save Yue Wuyang."
The tip of the lance broke through the barrier, splashing blood.
The Witch Queen suddenly laughed.
"Oh, how ruthless and heartless you are."
She intentionally let out a sigh.
Despite having her head pierced, she appeared unscathed.
"Although the witch’s dance was not completed, it was still partially done and therefore somewhat useful."
As soon as the words were spoken, countless hands emerged from the ground and grabbed hold of Bai Lian’s ankles, leaving her struggling to break free.
"Although my witchcraft is what I am known for, my ability to thrive in the Immortal World for many years is not solely based on my sorcery."
With a slight smile disappearing from the Witch Queen’s face, she rolled up her sleeves, stumbled her right foot, pressed her right hand, and directly knocked Bai Lian to the ground.
More and more black vines stretched out in the surrounding darkness.
Despite its sharpness, the immortal lance was unable to suppress such a large number of vines, and in an instant, Bai Lian’s hands and feet were bound.
The Witch Queen lightly patted her cheeks with both hands and the wounds on her head quickly healed.
"Your strength is much weaker than I imagined. You couldn’t even withstand an unfinished witch dance. Yet, you dared to rebel against me. Hahaha!"
She burst into laughter.
It’s been three thousand years since Immortal Heavenly Lord stomped on her face, and she had never been as happy as she was now.
Do you know how she spent these three thousand years?
She started with fear, then turned to resentment, and then to jealousy.
On what grounds?
On what grounds did Immortal Heavenly Lord take only a few thousand years to reach the realm of the Heavenly Lord, while even the Eternal Lord would give in to her by three points?
She is the princess of the Witch tribe. Before the rise of Immortal Heavenly Lord, she was the most highly valued new Immortal Emperor in the entire Immortal World.
However, the appearance of Immortal Heavenly Lord took away everything that belonged to her.
If it were only like this, it would be fine.
On that day, while she was teaching a Celestial Immortal who disobeyed her, Immortal Heavenly Lord suddenly appeared in front of her.
The face that was highlighted by the Holy Light made her feel ashamed of herself.
Later on, that woman triumphantly trampled her underfoot.
"I heard that you enjoy trampling on people like this, do you want to try?"
The Immortal Heavenly Lord didn’t seek her opinion, and in fact didn’t need to, as she was powerless to resist. The gulf between the two was too great.
With so many things piled up together, Witch Queen found it difficult to maintain her composure when facing the Immortal Heavenly Lord.
Composure?
Can composure soothe resentment in her heart?
"Hahaha."
The Witch Queen laughed without restraint.
She took two steps forward and laid her hand on Bai Lian’s leg.
"The Immortal Heavenly Lord, who is lofty and revered, has probably never experienced such a feeling before."
Bai Lian remained silent.
She had already exerted all her strength, but still couldn’t deal a heavy blow to the Witch Queen.
Is this the difference in strength?
Bai Lian encountered numerous dangers and each time she found herself in a crisis, she became extremely anxious. However, in her moments of distress, the system always emerged to comfort her with a task.
Without exception.
With the help of this power, she has overcome crisis after crisis.
Don’t worry, even in the loneliest of times, the system will accompany you!
But this time is different.
She has used all the trump cards at her disposal, but the system she hoped for is nowhere to be seen.
She repeatedly opened the system panel, trying to activate the "overslept" system.
Could it be fake?
Don’t joke around, come out quickly! If we continue like this, something really bad might happen.
I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have called you a "damn system" before. Please come out quickly.
But ultimately, it was all in vain.
The system has "died".
Maybe it abandoned her as the Void Domain did.
"Why?"
Bai Lian couldn’t comprehend, wasn’t it said that White Emperor Bai Lian was almost invincible? But today, she kept experiencing setbacks.
As if her good fortune finally exhausted, everything she relied on abandoned her in this moment.
My lord?
What nonsense lord.
The Witch Queen is the true lord!
Whereas she’s just an ordinary person who got by on good luck all the way here.
Despair surged like a tidal wave, Bai Lian fell into infinite darkness, her body trembling uncontrollably.
The Witch Queen, who witnessed this scene, became even more excited, thinking that her humiliating act had driven Bai Lian insane.
"I will drain all the power from you, leaving you a powerless and helpless victim, watching your own feet become my plaything."
"Don’t worry, I won’t be too harsh."
"Which foot should I start with?"
"Although severing it off would be a little aesthetically damaging, I cannot bring myself to kill you. Immortal Heavenly Lord, if you beg for mercy now, I will spare you!"
Seeing that Bai Lian was still quiet, the Witch Queen shook her head.
"It’s a pity that your feet are not as firm as your mouth."
She stood up, facing the direction of the East Divine Land.
"I heard that you value your master and Martial Sisters very much, and you have many admirers in the East Divine Land. Your comfortable life is truly enviable. In that case…"
Red flames suddenly appeared in the Witch Queen’s hands.
She grinned and turned to Bai Lian. "Why not destroy everything you value?"
Her body floated up, and at that moment, she looked like a world-destroying demon.
World-destroying demon.
These two words constantly hovered in Bai Lian’s mind.
Gradually, her body stopped trembling.
Gradually, the Witch Queen’s figure overlapped with the figure that sank the East Divine Land in the game.
Gradually, a hoarse voice squeezed out of Bai Lian’s throat.
"Are you going to destroy the East Divine Land?"
"It is not necessarily a must to destroy it," The Witch Queen chuckled, "As long as you are willing to be a lackey, and confess your secrets to me, I will spare the East Divine Land. You need not doubt my strength, though I have not yet revealed my true form, the Land of Immortals is not what it used to be."
Bai Lian was struck with astonishment.
Before this, she had always thought Red Dust Heavenly Lord was the one who wanted to destroy the East Divine Land, but now it seemed that the final boss, who had always been a mere silhouette in the game, was indeed the Witch Queen!
Then, where was Red Dust Heavenly Lord?
The Witch Queen said that Red Dust Heavenly Lord had already disappeared.
Was it because she couldn’t find the hidden boss Red Dust Heavenly Lord in "The Battle of the Gods" that she was delayed in discovering the hidden ending?
Countless thoughts flooded her mind, but Bai Lian was more concerned with the current situation.
To her, the East Divine Land was her home, and she couldn’t sit idly by when the Witch Queen threatened to destroy it.
Although the Witch Queen proposed an alternate solution – surrendering in exchange for sparing the East Divine Land – how could she possibly do such a thing?
Bai Lian is a person with questionable morals, and if she were made to serve as a slave to the Martial Sisters, she may actually endure it.
Witch Queen?
That is not possible.
Moreover, she is not her master, so how could she possibly know the secret to her master’s rapid increase in strength?
The path suggested by the Witch Queen is undoubtedly a dead end.
It is imperative to stop the Witch Queen; we must not let her destroy the East Divine Land!
Bai Lian clenched her teeth tightly.
She realized that the system could not choose the path for her, at most it could only provide her with reference, and ultimately it was up to her to make the choice.
And now she only had two paths to go, waiting for death or struggling, was there a need for her to think carefully?
Although she was tied up and even the lance of immortality had fallen on the ground, in fact, she still had a rare spell that she had never used before—
True Secret of 500 Million Dharma Bodies!
When the Witch Queen flew to the sky, a vague figure suddenly condensed in the shadow.
"It’s now!"
Bai Lian’s gaze fixed.
The Witch Queen’s attention was fully focused on the East Divine Land. This was a rare opportunity!
Her dharma body quickly extended its right hand and stabbed towards the Witch Queen’s back.
The Witch Queen relied not only on witchcraft, but also on brute force.
At the same time, a sword-light swept out from the darkness, closely following Bai Lian, and attacked the Witch Queen from another angle.
Because it came too fast, Bai Lian didn’t see the person’s appearance clearly, but the outline made her feel extremely familiar.
"The Demon Lord?!"
