Chapter 910: Chapter 911: Bai Qi, the God of Killing
The Samsara Purple Wood Forest appears small from the outside, but once inside, its vastness is beyond comprehension.
Paths spread out from all directions, all leading to the very center of the Samsara Purple Wood Forest. What’s in there, no one knows, not even Wei Wushuang.
Such an Immortal Artifact, Wei Wushuang can only partially control it and is not its complete master. Hence, even he does not know what’s in the center.
Only when someone enters the center can they possibly find out.
But ever since obtaining this Samsara Purple Wood Forest, no one has ever succeeded in the trial, entering the center to explore what lies within.
Once again stepping forward, breaking through the Illusion Realm, Lin Qian’s sea of consciousness was reaching its limit, filled with dense purple mist.
If he doesn’t quickly refine it, this purple mist will break through Lin Qian’s sea of consciousness, causing indelible damage.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Qian should leave the Samsara Purple Wood Forest, go to where his master is, and start refining and cultivating.
But this time he did not do so. Instead, he took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and looked inward within his sea of consciousness.
In his mind’s sea of consciousness, the azure waves surged. Above the vast ocean, dense purple mist shrouded the scene, making it difficult to see clearly.
Lin Qian’s soul body sat cross-legged above the center of this sea of consciousness, breathing rhythmically, just like in cultivation.
The countless dense purple mist transformed into two purple dragons, which he absorbed and refined, filling himself.
On his soul body, every time the purple aura was absorbed, a purple treasure light would diffuse, tempering that illusory body and enhancing his Soul Power.
Behind Lin Qian’s soul body was a miniature planet, slowly rotating. However, this planet was entirely constructed of gold, emitting specks of shimmering light.
This illusory golden planet is the Xuanhuan Star, representing the national destiny of the Huaxia Empire.
Outside this illusory planet, there were scattered specks of light. If magnified, one would find that these were the Soul Martial Stars and other planets, representing the external territory of the Huaxia Empire.
These external territories of the Huaxia Empire had already become part of the Empire, also constituting part of its national destiny.
Lin Qian’s soul body opened his eyes, forming a seal with his hands, activating a secret technique.
Behind him, the grand shadow of national destiny suddenly manifested nine long dragons, extending their heads, voraciously absorbing.
The dense purple mist in his sea of consciousness was captured by the dragon’s mouths, entering the national destiny shadow, and being locked inside.
The speed of absorption was astonishing. In an instant, the purple mist in Lin Qian’s sea of consciousness had completely disappeared, leaving nothing behind.
The nine dragons vanished, and the shadow of the Xuanhuan Star, representing national destiny, was now filled with dense purple mist, slowly emitting it at a faintly slow pace, like purple frost, enveloping Lin Qian’s soul body.
The controlled purple mist was thus trapped in the national destiny shadow, unable to escape.
This way, Lin Qian no longer needed to worry about his sea of consciousness being overwhelmed by the rewards of the Samsara Purple Wood Forest, and could fearlessly continue to move forward, venturing along the paths in the forest.
At the same time, on Ye Xin’s side, in her sea of consciousness, a similar secret technique was being utilized.
Unlike Lin Qian, she was not the master of the Huaxia Empire and thus did not have the shadow of Xuanhuan Star, but instead had a series of mountains and rivers shadows, continuously manifesting countless female forms, from the various races of Xuanhuan Star’s myriad beings, to the Soul Martial Stars.
As the Empress who oversees the world from behind, she naturally had such sights.
Above, a Golden Phoenix also opened its beak, absorbing the dense purple mist into its belly for safekeeping.
After utilizing the secret technique, Lin Qian and Ye Xin did not need to leave when their sea of consciousness was filled with purple mist to refine it, tempering their soul bodies. Instead, they could preserve it and at any moment use it as training in the years to come, saving a lot of effort.
If it weren’t for these secret techniques, Lin Qian and Ye Xin would have to constantly go back and forth, cultivating and refining.
Now, there was no need to waste time on refining the purple mist, but instead, continuously hone their soul bodies, saving much time.
Step by step, the names of Lin Qian and Ye Xin quickly ascended, and in no time, amid the eyes of all, they captured the second and third positions, closing in on the first Princess Qin’s hundred steps!
“Ninety-seven steps!”
“Ninety-eight steps!”
“Ninety-nine steps!”
“One hundred steps!”
Everyone watching the stele couldn’t help but exclaim in astonishment, shouting out in disbelief.
And not long after, Lin Qian and Ye Xin’s steps continued to rise. Before long, they had reached a hundred and one, a hundred and two steps, leaving Yan Qin’s name far behind.
Many among the crowd turned their heads thoughtfully, looking toward a woman with a face ashen with despair.
She was, of course, Princess Qin of the Hundred Battle Border Country, Yan Qin.
Every time Lin Qian entered the Enchanting Soul Forest, he would invariably come to observe the stele, each time leaving an indelible impression.
Especially today, with Lin Qian and Ye Xin’s steps increasing with frenzy, unlike before when they would enter for a while and then leave the Enchanting Soul Forest.
Instead, now they were continuously breaking through steps, delving deeper into the Enchanting Soul Forest.
Yan Qin bit her lips tight, unable to understand how things turned out this way.
After learning of Yan Ruqian’s death, she merely came to uphold the name of the Hundred Battle Border Country. Their prince could not be slain so casually by anyone.
When Lin Qian began ignoring her, it further stoked the flames of her anger, coupled with her fortunate encounter, her arrogance soared.
However, she didn’t expect her self-assured decision would push her into an abyss with no bottom.
“No matter, there was no Heart Demon Oath to bind the bet, so Lin Qian can’t do anything to me.” Yan Qin thought to herself, just as someone nearby teased aloud.
“Princess Qin, does the bet you made with Lin Qian still hold?”
“Exactly, many people heard and saw it with their own eyes. You wouldn’t be planning to renege, would you?”
The Saint Institute students gathered around the stele truly enjoyed the spectacle and eagerly egged on, almost as if wishing for her to commit to a fatal choice.
“Hmph, the bet was nothing more than a jest, without a Heart Demon Oath, how could it hold?” Yan Qin took a deep breath, forcing herself to retort with composure. “Besides, this Lin Qian, breaking through the Illusion Realm so quickly, isn’t it suspicious? I’d say it reeks of favoritism and fraud!”
Seeing Yan Qin’s excuse, many revealed contemptuous looks in their eyes.
Previously, this woman had aggressively cornered Lin Qian into making a bet, as if to drive him to death. Now, however, she was reneging on her word.
“His Majesty was right, you truly are a woman who would renege on her word.”
At these words, everyone looked towards the speaker, spotting a man in white armor sneering from the side.
Killing intent filled the air, like a demonic specter. Even the inner institute students present were frozen with fright at a glance.
“Who are you?” Yan Qin looked at this man who resembled a specter, her heart filled with fear, retreating several steps.
The man grimly grinned, exuding a murderous aura: “Bai Qi, the God of War.”