Chapter 1170: Mo Li's Voice
“This... this... is this... Dark Profound Force?” A Phoenix Sect disciple trembled all over from shock.
“Even more terrifying than the legends say... hss.” Huo Poyun also drew a sharp breath of cold air.
“Jian Ming... Jian Ming!!” Watching his most proud son, on the stage that was about to bring him lifelong glory, turn into two corroded, mutilated corpses, the stark contrast between heaven and hell shattered the heart and soul of this Realm King. He wailed loudly on the Feng Shen Platform.
Everything happened too suddenly. From the abrupt mutation to Wei Hen’s life-for-life exchange, it was all but an instant. By the time anyone reacted, the horrible tragedy had already been sealed.
“How... dare... you...!” Zhou Tian Shen Di’s face darkened. For a demon to infiltrate the Feng Shen Battle, not only evading the eyes of everyone including himself, but also, on this most sacred stage watched by countless profound practitioners of the Dong Shen Domain, to detonate sinful demon blood and take a Feng Shen Son with him in death...
The rage in his heart was easy to imagine.
“Quhui, immediately destroy everything about this demon! Do not let filthy demon blood defile the Feng Shen Platform!” Zhou Tian Shen Di said angrily.
Quhui Zunzhe acted swiftly. Where his profound energy reached, the demon blood spilled by Wei Hen with his life was quickly neutralized, carrying the last traces of Wei Hen’s existence, all reduced to nothingness.
But looking at the wretched remains of Li Jianming, Quhui Zunzhe sighed softly and frowned, “This matter... I failed to detect and intervene in time. The fault lies with me. After the Feng Shen Battle, I will naturally give an explanation to Jing Lei Realm King.”
“No... no... how could this be the Venerable’s fault? It is all this demon... demon!” Jing Lei Realm King roared with his head raised: “My Jing Lei Realm... from this day forth, will be irreconcilable with the demons of the Northern Domain!”
“Everyone,” Zhou Tian Shen Di sighed heavily. His weighty voice suppressed all noise and was transmitted through the Star Monument to countless corners of the Dong Shen Domain: “Zhou Tian failed to conduct strict scrutiny, allowing a sinful demon to infiltrate the Feng Shen Battle. This is Zhou Tian’s fault, and Zhou Tian is deeply ashamed. Zhou Tian never imagined that these sinful Northern Domain demons would be so audacious.”
“These sinful demons not only possess extremely evil and fearsome power, but also have lost all humanity and are insane. They should be intolerable to heaven and earth, inciting the wrath of gods and men. I, Zhou Tian, hereby promise that after the Xuan Shen Assembly, I will dispatch Arbiters to once again purge the demons. Anyone tainted with Dark Profound Qi will be completely annihilated. The Dong Shen Domain will never allow demons any place to exist!”
The Dong Shen Domain had never had any place for “demons” to exist, and the current incident had provoked Zhou Tian Shen Di’s genuine fury.
Zhou Tian Shen Di’s words drew a response of indignant shouts from the entire Dong Shen Domain.
“This demon was quite capable, managing to fool even us,” Xing Shen Di said in a low voice.
“No, he was clearly not a pure demon,” said Long Huang. “From the words he shouted earlier, he should have originally been from the Dong Shen Domain. Then, driven by hatred, he traveled to the Bei Shen Domain, exchanging almost all of his lifespan for Dark Profound Force, and sealed this power within his body using a special method. He was originally human, and had not possessed this power for long. It is not surprising that we failed to detect him beforehand.”
However, there was one exception who had sensed something in advance: Yun Che.
Carrying the Evil God’s Dark Seed, and with his profound veins also containing extremely strong Dark Profound Force, his sensitivity to Dark Profound Qi was unmatched in the world. The moment he noticed Wei Hen, he had faintly sensed the presence of Dark Profound Qi on him.
He sensed that Wei Hen had come with immense hatred, and that by arriving here, he had clearly embraced a determination to die. But even so, he never imagined the outcome would be so tragic.
“Wei Hen, a demon of the Northern Domain, has now been reduced to ashes. His name is unworthy to remain in the Xuan Shen Assembly. All records related to him are hereby canceled!”
“Though Li Jianming unfortunately died at the hands of a demon, his name shall remain in the Feng Shen Battle. He is considered a victor and shall enter the Feng Shen Group!”
With Quhui Zunzhe’s pronouncement of judgment, “Li Jianming” on the light screen entered the Feng Shen Group, while the name “Wei Hen” directly vanished from the screen.
The thirty-two Feng Shen Sons truly became thirty-one Feng Shen Sons.
Thus, in the first battle of the Feng Shen Group tomorrow, one person would win without a fight. And in the first battle of the loser’s group, one person would have a bye, directly entering the second battle of the loser’s group without even a reading.
“Wei Hen” was gone. His life, his body, his blood, even his name—all completely vanished from the world, leaving not a single trace. Yun Che stared silently at the spot where Wei Hen had been, lost in thought for a long time.
“Yun Che, that chilling aura just now—that was Dark Profound Qi,” said Mu Bingyun. “If you ever encounter a person or beast bearing such an aura, you must stay far away... However, it is not easy to encounter them. Demons all live in the Bei Shen Domain; there is no place for demons in the other divine regions.”
“...He was not a demon himself. He must have become like that for revenge, to gain enough power in a short time. In essence, he was a very pitiable person,” Yun Che said softly.
“Even so... you saw how terrifying a person tainted with Dark Profound Qi can be,” Mu Bingyun said solemnly. “Our Bing Huang God Sect’s scriptures also contain a sect rule: upon seeing a demon, one must do their utmost to kill it.”
Yun Che: “...”
Compared to the “demon,” weren’t those who forced him to become a “demon” more sinful, more terrifying? ...Yun Che sighed inwardly.
Due to the “demon” incident, the Feng Shen Battle was paused. At this moment, Yun Che stood up and transmitted his voice to Mu Bingyun: “Ice Cloud Palace Master, I need to leave here first.”
Mu Bingyun turned her eyes sideways: “Why?”
“I just realized that with Yu Luo present, even if she comes to the Zhou Tian Realm, she won’t come to the Xuan Shen Assembly venue. Instead, she will do her utmost to avoid Yu Luo’s detection... Otherwise, her sudden arrival might cause Yu Luo to suspect that I am the Yun Che she ‘killed’ back then.”
“I was thinking about letting her see me, but I forgot that this place is actually the least suitable for her to find me. Now that everyone’s attention is here, anywhere else is far more suitable.”
Mu Bingyun did not stop him. Yun Che flew away.
A Feng Shen Son suddenly leaving would normally draw attention, but due to the recent “demon” incident, not many people noticed... or perhaps, Yun Che simply wasn’t worth their attention?
The Zhou Tian God Realm was exceptionally quiet.
The exceedingly dense profound energy here, the buildings radiating a sacred aura, the ubiquitous light screens and profound arrays—even the sky was shrouded in an invisible pressure that made people dare not raise their heads.
This was a king realm, the highest-dimensional existence in the entire chaotic space. Back on Lan Ji Star, even in his wildest dreams, he could never have touched such a place. Yet in just a few years, he was already here. Thinking about it now, it all felt like a dream.
Yun Che carried the badge of a “Feng Shen Son,” which granted him considerable freedom of movement in the Zhou Tian Realm. Wherever he went, the Zhou Tian Realm guards did not stop him, at most glancing at him sideways.
The incident of Wei Hen had a profound impact on Yun Che. On the Feng Shen Platform just now, the fear, hostility, and disgust displayed by everyone toward “Dark Profound Force” were still vivid in his mind. The word “demon” they shouted sounded like they were screaming the sinful name of a devil from hell.
Yun Che possessed Dark Profound Force, and it could even be said to be his strongest power... because the source of his Dark Profound Force was not only an Evil God Profound Vein, but also a Demon Source Pearl from an ancient true demon that was constantly self-growing.
In other words, Yun Che was a thoroughbred demon. In the understanding of the Dong Shen Domain, he was an existence “intolerable to heaven and earth, inciting the wrath of gods and men.”
“It seems that here, I absolutely must not reveal even a trace of Dark Profound Qi. Otherwise... I might not even need others to act; perhaps Master and Ice Cloud Palace Master would slap me to death on the spot.”
Back then, the growth rate of the Demon Source Pearl within him far exceeded Mo Li’s expectations. After she left, it broke free from the seal she left behind and frequently went out of control. But after he obtained the Evil God’s Dark Seed, he was able to fully control it. Unless his profound energy completely spiraled out of control, he didn’t need to worry about Dark Profound Qi leaking out.
Unknowingly, Yun Che had returned to his lodgings from last night.
An elegant courtyard with multiple independent training spaces. Visitors from mid-level star realms were all arranged nearby, but each was separated by invisible barriers that isolated aura and sound, ensuring no interference.
Yun Che came to the pond’s edge and sat quietly on a green stone, gazing blankly at the green lotuses in the water... Three years in the divine realm, his profound power had crossed several thresholds. On the Feng Shen Platform, everyone laughed inwardly at his low profound power, but no one knew that it had taken him only three short years to go from the Sovereign Xuan Realm to the Divine Tribulation Realm.
If he returned to Lan Ji Star now, even if Feng Xue’er and Hua Caiyi joined forces, they would certainly not be able to defeat him. There, he could call upon stars and moons, cover the sky with one hand, and a myriad of Xuanyuan Wentians would not be enough for him to crush with his pinky.
But still, he had not seen Mo Li.
“Mo Li, where are you? Did you even hear my name?” Yun Che stared blankly, mumbling in a daze.
Just then, the calm surface of the water suddenly rippled slightly.
“Hmph! You came to the divine realm courting death—could it be just to find me?”
A soul voice sounded without warning in Yun Che’s mind. It was the voice of a young girl, icy cold and carrying deep sarcasm.
This very voice struck him like a thunderbolt from the ninth heaven, piercing his soul. Yun Che’s entire body shook violently as he abruptly stood up: “Mo Li... Mo Li!? Where are you... where are you?”
It was the voice that had appeared countless times in his hazy dreams, a voice he would never forget even a trace of. Her voice, her cold tone—neither had changed at all.
He quickly looked around. Under the overwhelming agitation, his vision became somewhat blurred, but no matter how hard he searched, he could not find that petite figure that haunted his dreams.
“Hmph,” came a cold snort in reply. “You don’t need to look. With your current ability, even if you scoured the entire Zhou Tian Realm, you would never find me.”