Ling Xinghe stared at Fang Xiu's disappearing figure, his expression dark and uncertain. After hesitating for a moment, he finally decided to go in.
With the goddess Nuwa right before his eyes, he would brave any danger, even if it meant facing mountains of knives and seas of fire.
Just in case, he took Bai Xiangqing and Xu Ruohai hostage, carrying one person in each hand, and walked straight into the Nuwa Temple. If there were any traps, the two of them could help him fend them off.
Upon entering the Nuwa Temple, none of the traps or ambushes that Ling Xinghe had anticipated came to pass. Instead, there was only Ling Ling, who was tied up, and Fang Xiu and Fang Yao standing to the side.
He watched Fang Xiu and the others warily, while his eyes kept glancing at the statue of Nuwa out of the corner of his eye.
The faint pressure emanating from the statue made him tremble with fear, lest it suddenly activate some hidden mechanism left by Nuwa and deliver a fatal blow.
"Their lives are in my hands. If you dare to make any rash moves, I will kill them immediately!" Ling Xinghe shouted nervously, gripping the two shields in his hands tightly.
Fang Xiu frowned slightly: "This is the Nuwa Temple. You can now use your divine credentials to unlock the inheritance here. What are you still hesitating about?"
"Enough with the nonsense! Don't think I don't know what tricks you're playing! You're far from fooling me!"
"If you're worried, you can kill everyone first, and then activate Nuwa's inheritance to obtain godhood," Fang Xiu advised.
But this reminder startled Ling Xinghe, because that was exactly what he had just been thinking.
For a moment, he couldn't quite figure out Fang Xiu's thoughts.
No normal person would let someone else kill them unless... there's a trap!
Yes, there must be a trap!
Ling Xinghe glanced at the statue of Nuwa and sneered, "Hahaha... You think you can trick me into killing you? If I'm not mistaken, there should be a way to protect Nuwa's descendants in this Nuwa Temple. As long as I make a move against you, it will trigger this method. I'm not so easily fooled."
Fang Xiu remained silent. He hadn't expected that even with his honesty, the other party would mistakenly think there was a trap. He genuinely wanted Ling Xinghe to activate the inheritance and obtain the Nuwa Divine Spark, because once the Nuwa Divine Spark appeared, its powerful divine energy would isolate the Taotie energy in this area, allowing him to regain his spirituality.
"Since you don't believe it, then let's leave the Nuwa Temple and you can start the inheritance on your own."
As he spoke, Fang Xiu prepared to leave with Fang Yao.
Ling Xinghe shouted immediately, "Don't run! If you dare to leave the Nuwa Temple even a step, I will kill them both on the spot!"
He dared not let Fang Xiu leave, because Fang Xiu's demeanor was too calm and too strange, as if he couldn't wait for him to activate Nuwa's inheritance. He would never believe there wasn't a trap in there.
What if the Nuwa Temple collapses the moment they leave? In that case, I'll be permanently sealed inside the temple.
People are always suspicious when faced with something unusual, especially intelligent people.
Ling Xinghe was clearly a smart man. He endured for many years before killing the Empress. When faced with threats, he personally led an expedition, but when things went wrong, he simply ran away.
People like this understand the principle of "capsizing in a ditch" and know the meaning of "the last leg of a journey is the hardest."
"So what do you want? You're not going to kill us, nor let us leave? Are you just going to stand here and watch?"
Ling Xinghe's face was gloomy and uncertain. His clever brain was working at high speed. He still couldn't figure out Fang Xiu's thoughts, but judging from the result, the other party's first goal must have been to prevent him from obtaining the Nuwa Goddess's title. But now he was letting him take it, and he even seemed to be fearless. There must be a trap!
But Nuwa's divine status is right in front of us, how can we resist taking it?
"You all, step back! Step back now! Get away from the idol!"
To gain Ling Xinghe's trust, Fang Xiu, along with Fang Yao and Ling Ling, retreated to a corner of the Nuwa Temple.
But Ling Xinghe was still uneasy. His flesh and blood suddenly surged, and then with a tearing sound, his flesh and blood split open, and two identical versions of himself emerged.
Clearly, just in case, he used the power of the Black Lotus of the Other Shore to split into two clones. These two clones were imposing and possessed physical bodies comparable to those of demigods.
To be honest, given everyone's current state, Ling Xinghe's two clones alone could sweep the entire field.
However, the two clones did not make any rash moves. Instead, they stood in front of the main body, staring intently at Fang Xiu and the others.
Ling Xinghe, now in his true form, felt somewhat relieved and slowly walked towards the statue of Nuwa.
He took a deep breath, preparing to take out the divine certificate. Just as he raised his hand, he quickly turned around and saw that Fang Xiu and the others were still standing in the same place, without making any move, but their expressions made him very uneasy.
One was calm, the other expressionless, only Ling Ling, who was tied up, looked anxious, wishing she could rush up and stop them immediately.
What was most terrifying was that he vaguely saw a hint of anticipation in Fang Xiu's eyes.
Damn it! What is he expecting?!
Ling Xinghe wished he could kill Fang Xiu right now, but then he thought, in such a solemn and sacred place as the Nuwa Temple, would he be punished by the gods if he made a rash move? Fighting is forbidden in many temples, otherwise it would be considered disrespectful to the gods.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, these people would have swarmed up and attacked him to stop him long ago. Why didn't they attack?
They clearly wanted to trick me into making a move, so that they could trigger divine punishment and use that punishment against me!
"You two, get out of here too!"
Ling Xinghe released Bai Xiangqing and Xu Ruohai immediately, not daring to let them get too close, for fear of causing any trouble.
Only when he drove everyone ten miles away from him did he truly produce the divine credentials.
He stretched out his palm, and the surrounding light seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand. A mysterious power quietly gathered in his hand, eventually transforming into a translucent rhomboid crystal.
The moment the divine certificate appeared, the statue of Nuwa underwent an unimaginable change.
Billions of multicolored rays burst forth, shaking the heavens and earth and causing the void to churn. Under this miraculous transformation, the statue of Nuwa seemed to come alive, and a terrifying pressure swept across the heavens and earth.
Ling Xinghe's heart was extremely tense at this moment. Although he had devoured all of the Empress's bloodline and cultivated a divine body with the help of the Flower Goddess, he felt insignificant as an ant under this pressure, fearing that he would not be recognized by Nuwa's divine status.
If the Flower Goddess hadn't repeatedly assured him that she could help him obtain the Nuwa Godhood, he would have been genuinely afraid.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened. A five-colored rhomboid crystal slowly separated from the Nuwa statue and floated towards Ling Xinghe.
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