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Chapter 1038: Chapter 82: Where Is the Path to Immortality in This World? (44)

The fist stopped in midair, blocked by a force field-like thing, unable to advance an inch further, which was very frustrating for Wang Hu, whose fists could smash anything.

So he straightforwardly withdrew his right hand, and at the same moment, his left hand formed a fist and struck at this strange Light Shield… As for this mysterious purple-haired girl, he would deal with her after breaking this shield!

Boom—!!

The ground trembled even more violently because of this punch!

Few people know that Wang Hu is actually left-handed! His left fist is even more terrifying than his right… With this punch, the Light Shield in front of him sunk instantly, but it returned to its original form immediately.

A gleam of fierceness flashed in Wang Hu’s eyes, he took a deep breath, and the third punch was already thrown out again—if one punch couldn’t break it, then two, three!

Breakthrough at a single point, Wang Hu has never believed there’s anything in the world that can’t be broken!

Boom boom boom boom—!!

Watching those relentless punches pouring onto the Light Shield, Tai Yinzi couldn’t help but swallow hard… Such punches, even a single one landing on him, would likely obliterate him completely.

This White Tiger demon is serious now?

Unlike Tai Yinzi’s horror, the strange girl with purple hair remained expressionless, just glancing silently, and after a while, spoke in a stiff tone.

[Detection: Carbon-based Level 3 Life Form.]

[Secondary Detection: Subject No. 27 White Tiger Gene Possession Rate 33.7%, Subject No. 27 White Tiger Soul Factor Possession Rate 7.64%.]

[Awakening requirements, not met.]

Speaking words that Tai Yinzi couldn’t understand… This girl claiming to be Gaia now looked towards Tai Yinzi, her deep purple pupils slightly brightening.

[Detection: Heteromorphic Origin Life Form.]

[Secondary Detection: Heteromorphic Origin Possession Rate 4.571%.]

[Searching for permission list… highest permissions, not met… level one permissions, not met… level two permissions, not met…]

Tai Yinzi: ??

[Secondary search: level three permissions… not met, level four permissions… not met… level five permissions… not met. Sub-level permissions, met.]

[Awakening requirements: met.]

The girl with long purple hair suddenly dimmed her deep purple eyes, returned to their original color, and lifted her dress slightly in a salute to Tai Yinzi.

[Prototype Omnipotent Treasury Manager Gaia at your service, sub-level permission holder.]

Tai Yinzi: ??

Wang Hu’s fist suddenly stopped, no longer attacking that strange Light Shield, instead he suddenly leapt, bypassing the Light Shield, and punched directly at Tai Yinzi.

“Old ghost! Die—!!”

As the fist approached Tai Yinzi, Tai Yinzi shivered violently, at this moment not caring about the mysterious origins of this little girl, he cried out in panic, “Protect me!!”

[Understood.]

In an instant, the girl with long purple hair raised her hand, and the Light Shield moved directly in front of Tai Yinzi again, blocking Wang Hu’s fist once more.

However, this punch was even more ferocious than before… After the deafening explosion, the terrifying Fist Force scattered from both sides of the Light Shield, rushing into the Stone Forest behind Tai Yinzi.

The power of the Tyrant Fist extended over a hundred meters… Tai Yinzi stiffly turned his neck to look, only to see that on both sides, the Fist Force of Wang Hu had blasted a hundred-meter-long deep pit!

“Subdue him!!!” Tai Yinzi quickly shrieked!

[Understood.]

Once more, Gaia raised her arm, and on her palm, bits of colorful light gathered, forming a light ball.

At this moment, every hair on Wang Hu’s body stood on end like it hit static electricity, the chilling sensation on his back made him retreat rapidly—yet, the colorful light ball in Gaia’s palm suddenly transformed!

Several colorful light ribbons shot out from the light ball at high speed, flying towards Wang Hu. His pupils contracted, and he exerted his legs, moving rapidly within the Stone Forest.

Yet these light ribbons had an extraordinary tracking ability, perfectly organized… no entanglements appeared despite Wang Hu’s various movements!

Moreover, those light ribbons continued to divide… In a short moment, the several light ribbons had split into hundreds, densely surrounding Wang Hu!

“Damn it!”

He couldn’t completely avoid them, his wrist was promptly entangled by a colorful light ribbon.

Wang Hu snorted coldly, intending to forcibly break free… but the light ribbon couldn’t be torn apart immediately, and more light ribbons wrapped around him!

In an instant, Wang Hu’s body was wrapped in a multitude of light ribbons… After the binding was complete, they quickly solidified.

Eventually, Wang Hu’s body was solidified by a strange gray crystal-like substance, unable to move!

Wang Hu, restrained by the master, stared angrily, and the demonic power within him erupted incessantly, his pupils faintly turning into slits, and the tiger stripes on him surged exponentially.

But Gaia simply said indifferently: [Reinforce.]

The color of the strange crystal instantly deepened slightly, and as for Wang Hu, the anomaly in his body began to subside… the strange crystals coalescing on him were furiously absorbing the demonic power he released!

In just a moment, Wang Hu’s face turned slightly pale… He hung his head, dripping with sweat, but stared fixedly at the terrifying purple-haired girl.

What the hell!!

Ignoring Wang Hu’s current mood, Tai Yinzi, after silently shouting “What the hell!!” several times, leaped up incredulously… If this was the boss’s doing, Tai Yinzi wouldn’t have hesitated to believe it; if the maid did it, he would also acknowledge it.

But who was this little girl?

A monster capable of Divine Beast Transformation within the Sky Spirit Clan…

However, after subduing Wang Hu, Gaia stood still in place… Her head slightly lowered, her gaze seemed devoid of light, giving Tai Yinzi the impression of an intelligent robot Adam in standby mode.

Tai Yinzi hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed slowly to Gai Yan and saw Gaia slowly lift their head, staring at him without blinking, and did not speak.

Tai Yinzi’s eyes darted around, then he tentatively stretched out a finger, gently poking towards Gaia’s face.

His finger gently sunk into Gaia’s cheek, the soft texture feeling undeniably real, completely unlike Adam’s iron-like skin.

Just as Tai Yinzi intended to squeeze other parts of the other’s body for further study, Gaia’s eyes suddenly flashed.

[Subordinate permission holder behavior beyond authority, self-protection program activated.]

Tai Yinzi: ???

Thunderballs.

A large number of thunderballs were generated out of thin air behind Gaia… Dozens? Or was it hundreds?

In that instant, Tai Yinzi’s consciousness also paused – he had no time to think as the terrifying thunderballs all bombarded his body at that moment.

Ah——-!!!!!!!

After the long cry of agony ended, Tai Yinzi had become charred, collapsed to the ground, and lost consciousness.

As for Gaia, at this moment, the head was once again slightly lowered, the eyes lost their spirit, standing there quietly, motionless…

…

Gui Qianyi and Ghost Baby’s expressions suddenly turned serious.

Saying this place is Penglai… If it was spoken by someone else, Gui Qianyi and Ghost Baby would naturally carefully consider the authenticity of the statement.

But these words came from Long Xiruo’s mouth – no one would doubt Long Xiruo’s words, and it was inherited from the memory of the previous true dragon.

“Is this Penglai?” Gui Qianyi frowned and said, “Did the Jade Dragon Ball really bring us to this place?”

Long Xiruo’s expression was unusually cold, “Gui Qianyi, are you doubting me?”

Gui Qianyi immediately shook his head, “No… On the contrary, I believe you. But because I believe, I find it unbelievable. Can I think that behind all this, it might all be the doing of Tianxin Seventy-First Generation?”

Long Xiruo was stunned for a moment.

Gui Qianyi’s thought was not without reason – the Jade Dragon Pillar was pulled from Wang’s body, and Wang had left with Tianxin Seventy-First Generation.

The Penglai assembly has been ongoing in China for a long time, and each assembly concludes with a ritual by the Clothed Daoist’s successor – if anyone in the Taoism-cultivated field could ultimately find Penglai, it’s most likely this special sect, the Clothed Daoist… But, has Tianxin Seventy-First Generation already found Penglai early on?

“Decades ago.” Gui Qianyi suddenly said at this moment, “A gifted demon from Clothed Daoist appeared… Lord Long, do you still remember?”

“The great sinner Qingxia Zi, right.”

Long Xiruo searched through the memory of this name and its story, “I remember that it concluded with the sacrifice of the Tianxin Seventieth Generation. As for Qingxia Zi, he was exiled due to the Seventieth Generation’s plea before their demise.”

Gui Qianyi said, “Qingxia Zi was truly the strongest successor Clothed Daoist ever had. Back then, he collected seven Spirit Veins, attempting to connect to the Twelve Ancestral Veins of China, trying recklessly to divine the location of Penglai using the power of the Divine Land. Unfortunately, the massive power accumulated in the end was beyond human control, and alarmed the ‘Dragon Fiend’…”

“Grandfather Gui, what is the Dragon Fiend?” At this point, Luo Pianqian, who was already (@_@;), could not help but ask.

Gui Qianyi looked at Long Xiruo, opened his mouth, hesitating slightly.

Long Xiruo then indifferently said, “The so-called ‘Dragon Fiend’ is a special life form formed by the unresolved grudge of a dragon after its death. The Dragon Fiend loves to invade Spirit Veins, seizing the origin of Spirit Veins, to transform back into a dragon to be reborn. But even if it is reborn, the new life formed by the Dragon Fiend is extremely cruel, and may even strengthen itself by continuously devouring other earth veins. If left unchecked, if it swallows even the Twelve Ancestral Veins of China, it might directly damage China’s fortune.”

“Back then…” Luo Pianqian opened his mouth.

Gui Qianyi sighed, “Back then, to suppress that riotous power and prevent all Twelve Ancestral Veins of China from going out of control, your Sister Long was already too stretched to handle anything else. So, the Dragon Fiend had to be left to the Dao and Demon Realms to deal with. Unfortunately, both realms suffered heavy losses, many sects and demons lost their elites… Originally, the instigator, the sinner Qingxia Zi, was undoubtedly doomed. But in the end, Tianxin Seventieth Generation sacrificed themselves and ultimately eliminated the Dragon Fiend, saving both realms and all living beings. Alas… Tianxin Seventieth Generation exchanged their life’s achievements and the merit of preventing the catastrophe, for Qingxia Zi’s life.”

“Tianxin Seventieth Generation must have really loved their disciple Qingxia Zi,” Luo Pianqian said faintly.

Gui Qianyi and Long Xiruo suddenly looked towards Luo Pianqian.

This made the little butterfly monster somewhat overwhelmed, lowering her head, timidly saying, “Did I say something wrong…”

Long Xiruo bluntly said, “You didn’t say anything wrong, it’s just that we… simply don’t want to think in that way.”

Having said that, Long Xiruo sighed, “This is already a thing of the past. No matter what happened then, the important thing is what Tianxin Seventy-First Generation is scheming… having Qingxia Zi’s crime as a prior lesson, does he not fear ultimately provoking another Dragon Fiend?”

“Could it be that Tianxin Seventy-First Generation has mastered a way to control it?” Gui Qianyi frowned, “Or say that decades ago, the great calamity secretly allowed the Clothed Daoist to find the location of Penglai but kept it hidden?”

“That’s hard to say.” Long Xiruo gestured with his fingers, “The goal of Tianxin Seventy-First Generation is not Penglai but to awaken the Spiritual Energy between Heaven and Earth… But we were indeed transported here by Wang’s power.”

“Lord Long, it seems incredibly complex now; only Tianxin Seventy-First Generation themselves can explain. The urgent task is still to find Tianxin Seventy-First Generation first.” Gui Qianyi cupped his hands and said.

Long Xiruo bitterly smiled, “That may be easy to say, but look at me now, it’s all heart and no strength.”

Gui Qianyi took a deep breath and said, “Then might I ask Lord Long to temporarily relinquish the Divine Pearl, allowing this old body to use a Secret Technique once?”

Gui Qianyi’s Secret Technique results in significant vitality damage with each use; in the last Xiang Liu incident, Gui Qianyi had already used it once and had been recuperating ever since, though outwardly appearing unhurt. Long Xiruo knew that Gui Qianyi had been secretly using medication to restore himself and remained frail despite appearances.

“How many lives do you have left?” Long Xiruo glared fiercely at Gui Qianyi.

Gui Qianyi then fell silent, saying nothing.

“Who?”

At that moment, Ghost Baby suddenly disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was around ten meters away, holding a gleaming dagger, slashing it through the air.

At this time, a blurry figure swiftly dodged the trajectory of the dagger, finally revealing its true form… It was a pale and somber man exuding a ghostly aura.

After evading Ghost Baby’s attack, the man coldly said, “As expected of the orphan of the Ming River Clan, your insight is really impressive.”

Ghost Baby frowned slightly, and the dagger in his hand split into two, “You are… the Lord of the Ghost City, Xiao Shengmo?”

This eerie man chuckled lightly at that moment – though it appeared somewhat twisted.

He then said, “It was not my intention to hide here and eavesdrop; I was transferred here inexplicably, and for self-preservation, I had to hide myself a little. However, it seems I’ve overheard something incredible…”

After speaking, Xiao Shengmo suddenly looked at Long Xiruo, squinting his eyes, “… Lord Long?”