Chapter 1109: Starfall Remnant Light
Wu Guike's body swayed, and his face instantly turned the color of pig liver.
As for the people of the Soul Sect, they all stood frozen on the spot, then gradually turned their gazes towards Lei Qianfeng.
When little Mo Li finished speaking, Lei Qianfeng was thunderstruck. But when he saw Wu Guike's instantly drastic change in complexion, his subconscious doubts immediately collapsed. His mind buzzed, and his consciousness even went blank for a moment. He raised his arm, trembling as he pointed at Wu Guike, his face twisted under immense terror and humiliation: "Guike, is it... really... true... is it true!!"
Wu Guike's face was also contorting, his eyes filled with fear. But what he feared was not the exposure of this matter in front of Lei Qianfeng, but rather the potential spread of this matter... having an affair with his own aunt was undoubtedly a huge scandal against human ethics, one he would never be able to wash clean for the rest of his life. To him personally, this was far more serious than the matter of the Wood Spirit Pearl.
As he stood there, trembling with fright, he suddenly heard Lei Qianfeng's roar of accusation. His first reaction was not guilt, but rage mixed with shame. He spun around abruptly, his eyes wide, and his former noble pride instantly turned into a ferocious expression of having been torn open: "So what if it's true! Let me tell you, my aunt and I started ten years ago. Otherwise, why do you think I come to this lowly place every year!"
"You!!" Lei Qianfeng lurched forward two steps, but his remaining reason forced him to stop dead in his tracks. He panted heavily and roared curses: "Beast... she is your aunt!!"
"Hehehe," Wu Guike sneered. "Lei Qianfeng, you know full well what kind of useless trash you are. My aunt is such a charming beauty, but she has to suffer a living widowhood with an old waste like you. How could I, her nephew, not feel sorry for her?"
"If you were smart enough, you'd pretend you didn't know. That way, you'd still be my uncle, still the king of this lowly place. Otherwise... you'll just be a cuckold, an old bastard with a green hat!"
"You!" Lei Qianfeng's eyes bulged, his chest felt like it was about to explode. Fury and humiliation instantly swallowed all his reason, and he lunged at Wu Guike like a wild beast: "You beast!!"
A flash of light flickered in front of Wu Guike, and Wu Chengyan had already blocked the way. Before Lei Qianfeng could even get close, his body seemed to crash into an invisible wall, and he was violently blasted away.
Pff!!
Lei Qianfeng crashed to the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of blood. Whether it was from injury or a reverse flow of blood in his heart, he sat up but did not stand. He just lay there, his eyes staring blankly, utterly unfocused, as if he had lost his soul. His mouth only kept muttering repeatedly: "Beast... bitch... beast..."
The people of the Soul Sect carefully gathered around, but not one dared to make a sound. Every one of them was trembling with fear... Although Wu Guike had always called Lei Qianfeng his uncle, he had never shown him any respect. They were even accustomed to him openly reprimanding Lei Qianfeng. But he had always been especially good to Xiao Qingtong, something that had even been a source of comfort for Lei Qianfeng all along.
No one expected that such a scandal had been going on between the two for a full ten years!
They couldn't imagine how this situation would end.
"Oh my, why are you suddenly quarreling, and so fiercely?" Little Mo Li blinked her eyes innocently, as if she had nothing to do with it at all. Then she suddenly broke into a smile. "But it looks really fun. If I were to show this to others, would it be just as fun?"
Wu Guike's whole body went cold. He quickly turned around and said in a flustered manner: "W-wait! Your Highness! That Mysterious Shadow Stone, I'll buy it! Just name your price... how about this..."
Gritting his teeth, Wu Guike shakily held up a fist-sized, irregular gray stone. This gray stone had no luster, but when one gazed at it, the surroundings seemed to darken, as if the light of the entire world was being silently devoured by it.
"Oh?" Looking at this seemingly unremarkable gray stone, a strange gleam flashed deep in little Mo Li's eyes. "Void Stone? Wah! It really does seem to be a Void Stone. To think that a little turtle like you actually has such a good thing!"
When she had obtained the Nine-Star Buddha God Jade, little Mo Li had only shown a hint of triumphant satisfaction. But this gray stone made her reveal surprise... quite intense surprise.
"Young Master!" Seeing Wu Guike actually take out the Void Stone, Wu Chengyan exclaimed in alarm: "Absolutely not!"
Wu Guike shook his head slightly, his smile even uglier than before: "Your Highness has sharp eyes. Indeed, this is a Void Stone. A Void Stone is a spatial divine stone born from the power of the Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure [Cosmic Thorn] during the era of the gods. Not only is it extremely rare, but each use reduces the supply, with no possibility of regeneration. With it on hand, no matter what danger you face, you can immediately use it to escape. Even the Dragon Emperor of the Western Divine Region would be absolutely unable to track you through space. Your Highness is already unparalleled in the world; with this, you would be... even more secure. Consider this an expression of Guike's... respect and admiration."
With every word Wu Guike spoke, his heart bled a drop.
The name of the Void Stone was known to everyone in the upper divine realms. As Wu Guike said, it was not only extremely rare but also non-renewable; each use diminished the supply. Its power lay in the fact that it could teleport a person across space under any conditions, and it could not be blocked or tracked, far superior to ordinary spatial profound stones.
Therefore, having a Void Stone on hand was equivalent to having an extra life, no exaggeration.
If there was a drawback, it was that it was uncontrollable... no one knew which space it would teleport you to.
This Void Stone was a gift from Wu Sanzun on his thirtieth birthday, the greatest reward he had ever received, making all his siblings wildly envious.
He knew the identity of the girl before him, so he was absolutely certain that ordinary things would never catch her eye. And the Mysterious Shadow Stone in her hand was enough to ruin his reputation, even leave him a lasting infamy. The only thing on his entire body that could possibly catch her fancy was this Void Stone. So, even if it meant gnashing his teeth and swallowing blood, he had no choice but to take it out, and even then, his face was full of pleading, terrified that the girl would refuse.
"Oh..." Little Mo Li's gaze wandered, seemingly verifying the authenticity of the Void Stone. Soon, a generous look appeared on her small face: "It seems like a bit of a loss, but since you're so sincere, I guess I'll trade with you. After all, I'm a generous and kind-hearted beautiful girl!"
With that, she extended her small hand, and the Mysterious Shadow Stone between her fingers flew into Wu Guike's hand. At the same time, the Void Stone came into her hand, and she directly stored it away, her face beaming with smiles.
Wu Chengyan wanted to stop her, but in the end, he didn't dare.
Wu Guike clenched his hand, and the Mysterious Shadow Stone turned to powder in his palm. A Nine-Star Buddha God Jade and a Void Stone—the two highest-grade items he had ever received in his life—he had used them to exchange for two Mysterious Shadow Stones... Using all his willpower, Wu Guike barely managed not to cry out loud, even forcing a smile: "Yes... thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. Your Highness... do you have any other instructions?"
His last words were spoken in a trembling voice.
"No more!"
The girl's cheerful reply made Wu Guike's heart relax greatly, but then he saw her gaze suddenly turn towards Lei Qianfeng and the others. Her small face then hardened, clearly showing anger: "Hmph! Those bad guys actually dared to bully Ling Yun. I, the princess... I am very angry!"
The name "Ling Yun" from the girl's mouth made Wu Guike pause, but before he could react, the girl suddenly raised her arm, lightly tapped her delicate white finger, and without any fluctuation of profound energy, Lei Qianfeng, Lei Tiangang, and all the others from the Soul Sect, who were a hundred zhang away, stiffened all over. Then, their bodies convulsed as if electrocuted, and they let out terrified screams simultaneously.
Boom!!
A dull shattering sound rang out. Lei Qianfeng... the Great Realm King of the Heiya Realm, the only peerless powerhouse in the entire realm to have achieved the Divine King Realm—his profound veins shattered directly, crumbled into powder. The profound energy he had cultivated for several thousand years also collapsed, wildly dispersing.
Even he suffered this fate, so Lei Tiangang and the others naturally could not escape the calamity. All their profound veins shattered, their profound power completely abolished.
Lei Qianfeng's body stopped convulsing and slammed heavily to the ground. But he neither fainted nor screamed.
Having lost all seven sons, lost all dignity, found out that his wife and the nephew he had always carefully curried favor with were having an affair, and gone from being a king of a realm to a cripple with no profound power left, unable to even cultivate again—his wide-staring eyes held nothing but ashen despair. Even his humiliation and resentment were submerged by despair.
Although, given the sins he had committed, this outcome was still far from sufficient repayment. For him personally, however, there could perhaps be no crueler retribution.
Wu Chengyan's pupils visibly constricted.
Little Mo Li clapped her hands, still looking angry. "Hmph, now you know the consequences." Then, she shifted her gaze, staring directly at Wu Guike and Wu Chengyan, and said with a giggle: "Let me tell you, these bad guys tried to bully me before. Luckily, a big brother named Ling Yun saved me. Wouldn't you say he is my lifesaver?"
He... saved you??
Wu Guike opened his mouth but could only grit his teeth and say: "Yes, of course he is."
"Right!" Little Mo Li nodded with satisfaction. "But these bad guys wanted to bully me, and they wanted to bully my lifesaver too. So I had no choice but to disable them. I both protected myself and repaid my lifesaver. Wow, I did the right thing... Ah? Wait! I suddenly remember that you came out with them, and it seems it was to find big brother Ling Yun... is that right?"
The fate of Lei Qianfeng and the others was not far away. Faced with little Mo Li's incredibly beautiful and cute little face, Wu Guike was so frightened that every hair on his body stood on end. He stammered: "No, no, no, no! They dared... dared to offend Your Highness! They deserve to die for their crimes! As for Ling Yun... we two have never heard that name. We will leave the Heiya Realm today. The moment we leave, I guarantee we will forget that name and never think of it again."
At least he was the son of the Shenwu Realm King; he knew how to be smart. Little Mo Li nodded with a grin: "Oh, is that so? Hehe, I've done what I needed to do. I'm not going to play with you anymore. I'm off!"
Watching the girl turn away, Wu Guike felt his body suddenly become much lighter. He quickly assumed a respectful posture, not daring to make a sound, terrified of drawing even the slightest bit of the little demon girl's attention.
But little Mo Li had only taken two or three steps when she suddenly stopped again.
Extending her tender finger and absently pressing it against her lips, little Mo Li looked up with her starry eyes, her face full of thought. She muttered softly to herself: "...They still have a lot of people... And he's such a super big fool... What if... Hmm... I can't just kill people indiscriminately... Or else my sister will definitely scold me... What should I do..."
Got it!!
Her eyes suddenly sparkled brightly. Little Mo Li floated up, extended her arm, and a vast profound energy was released silently. In an instant, everything around her was swept away as if by an apocalyptic storm. Wu Guike let out a startled cry and was swept several miles away by the storm. Only when Wu Chengyan hastily protected him did his complexion ease somewhat.
Where little Mo Li's arm pointed, a deep blue star reflected and manifested above the Soul Sect, hundreds of miles away. The star rapidly grew larger, and the blue radiance it released gradually enveloped the entire Soul Sect... Then, at a certain moment, the star exploded, turning into a myriad of stars that dotted and formed a massive star formation.
In the space it covered, all profound energy surged madly into the star formation, as if summoned by a celestial decree.
From hundreds of miles away, the terrified screams from the Soul Sect seemed faintly audible... Today, in order to welcome Wu Guike and his party, not only were all the Soul Sect disciples and high-level officials gathered, but the heads of the various branch sects had also all arrived.
Over eight million people, including almost all the core figures of the Soul Sect.
Little Mo Li's eyes were veiled in blue light. At this moment, her small face had lost all traces of childishness. It was calm, majestic, as if she were a celestial maiden looking down upon the mortal world. With the operation of the star formation, the profound energy of everyone in the Soul Sect, from the lowest disciples to the Divine Spirit Realm elders, was forcibly drawn out until it was utterly depleted...
Not far away, Wu Chengyan used his profound power to firmly protect Wu Guike. He stared at the girl in the colorful dress in midair, his pupils unable to stop trembling.
"Divine... Divine Lord's power!?" he muttered in shock, but then, his whole body convulsed in terror. All the air he breathed in turned into soul-piercing cold. He couldn't help but cry out in shock: "Starfall Remnant Light Formation!!"
"She... she is... ugh!"
Wu Chengyan bit down hard, forcing back the rest of his words, daring not to utter another syllable. But a terrifying, peerless name appeared in his mind, turning his face and body pale with fear.
Only now did he finally understand why Wu Guike, despite his status, was so submissive in front of her, even forcing a smile while being swindled to the point of swallowing blood.
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[Void Stone: That's right! It's me again! Same recipe, same function! Escaping is secondary; the key is that it can inexplicably and without any preparation suddenly open a new map! It's simply the perfect artifact for padding word count... ahem! Expanding new plotlines!]