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"Stop struggling."
The voice of the ancient god sounded again, and he slowly walked towards Yunxiu. The golden divine power formed a huge light shield around him, covering the entire back mountain of the forbidden area.
"Your divine essence and mine are of the same origin. If you wish, I can make you my divine messenger and rule this world with me."
"rule?"
Yunxiu sneered, raised her hand to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth, and glanced at the village in the distance shrouded in black fog.
"Your so-called rule means turning all living things into bones and transforming the world into a purgatory? Ten thousand years ago, you incarnated into the world to protect all living beings, but now you are nothing more than a monster consumed by hatred!"
"Monster?" The ancient god laughed in anger, and the golden divine power around him suddenly surged.
"If all living beings hadn't forgotten me, if my incense hadn't died out, how could I have ended up like this? This is what they owe me."
He raised his hand, and a golden chain of light wrapped around Yunxiu.
The moment the golden chain wrapped around Yunxiu's wrist, she distinctly felt a chilling divinity burrowing through her blood and spirit veins, like countless fine needles, pinning her movements. The air around her seemed to freeze, draining even the strength to raise her hands. She could only watch helplessly as the ancient god, his moon-white and light-gold robes, shone blindingly in the bloody rain.
Gao did not look back, but raised his hand and pressed lightly towards the sky. The torn sky instantly expanded, and the divine power surging in the dark red clouds flowed down like a tide. The blood rain falling on the ground suddenly became denser, and even the black stone was dyed dark red.
Yunxiu gritted his teeth, gathering the last wisp of divine power at his fingertips, attempting to sever the light chain. However, the light chain seemed to be forged from the body of an ancient god. When the cold white divine power struck it, only tiny fragments of light were splattered, leaving not even a crack.
She could clearly feel that the divine energy in her body was trembling slightly, not because of fear, but because of anger.
"You want to reshape the world? You just want everyone to believe in you again!"
Even though Yunxiu was tied up, he had no intention of shutting up:
"Even if you truly incarnated into the world ten thousand years ago, you have now become the executioner of destruction. You are not worthy of being called a god!"
Gao finally stopped and slowly turned around. His azure-gold eyes held no emotion, only a kind of almost indifferent certainty.
"Protect? That was me ten thousand years ago. Now the world has long forgotten me. Keeping these ungrateful creatures alive is worse than completely destroying them and creating a pure and kind world."
He raised his hand, and a golden blade of light flew towards the distant village. Yunxiu could even see through the bloody rain that blade of light landed on the village shrouded in black fog, instantly detonating all the black fog. Screams drifted towards her on the wind, like countless needles, piercing her heart and causing her pain.
"Stop!" Yunxiu struggled desperately. His plain robe was torn by the light chain. Blood flowed down along the light chain, but was greedily sucked away by the light chain and turned into a richer golden color.
She could feel that there seemed to be a weak connection between the divine energy in her body and those screaming creatures. Every time a creature disappeared, the connection would be broken a little, and even her spiritual veins would feel a slight pain.
Gao seemed not to hear and turned around to continue walking out.
Golden divine power coalesced around him into a vast shield of light, isolating the entire forbidden mountain from the outside world. Yunxiu's cries were locked within the barrier, unable to escape. She watched as the Ancient God's figure gradually vanished in the bloody rain, the crack in the sky widened, and two crimson suns radiated scorching light, scorching the earth, yet she could do nothing.
Despair washed over her like a tide. Yunxiu lowered her head, the divine power in her fingertips dissipating bit by bit.
But, she found a way out in the dead silence.
Her divine power dissipated into the air, and she flew towards the person beside her.
It’s Yan Xiu!
Yunxiu suddenly raised his head, his gaze landing on Yan Xiu, who lay unconscious beside the magic circle. His dark-colored suit was still stained with blood, and his head was slightly lowered, but the divine power surrounding him was no longer as chaotic as before. Instead, it was like a dormant volcano, slowly awakening.
The fluctuations of the original divine power became clearer and clearer, and along with the resonance of the two people's divine power, it formed an invisible bond with the divine essence in her body.
There is no other way. It is better to try than to wait for death.
Yunxiu took a deep breath, concentrating all his willpower and gathering the divine power in his body. The divine power flowed through his blood vessels and then along the bond, passing in the direction of Yanxiu.
She could clearly feel that the original divine power was responding in Yan Xiu's body, like an awakened seed, and began to grow wildly.
"Buzz—"
The moment the two divine powers converged in mid-air, a blinding bluish-white light erupted. Cracks instantly covered the surface of the golden light chain, and the blood previously absorbed by the light chain flowed back through the cracks, returning to Yunxiu's body. She could feel the force binding her body rapidly weakening, and the pain in her spiritual veins gradually subsided, replaced by a continuous flow of power, flowing through the resonant bonds to every limb and bone.
“Crack!”
A crisp, shattering sound echoed through the mountains behind the forbidden area. The golden light chain completely shattered, transforming into countless golden points of light that dissipated into the bloody rain. Yunxiu stumbled to her feet and, without hesitation, turned and pursued in the direction the Ancient God had vanished. Divine power coalesced around her, forming a shield of light that blocked the bloody rain. Her steps were as fast as lightning, not even caring about the rustling of her clothes in the wind.
At this moment, Yan Xiu, who was standing beside the magic circle, slowly opened his eyes.
The bottom of his eyes were no longer the dark color as before, but were completely covered by a layer of turbid cold white, without any emotion.
He said nothing, only slowly rising to his feet. He looked down at his palms, where divine power swirled around his fingertips, emitting a cold, hard glow. He could clearly sense the presence of Yunxiu's disciples hidden in the cave.
Those unconscious fairies still have immortal power in their bodies that has not been completely extracted, which is the last nourishment for the revival of the ancient gods.
"We can't let them die here." Yan Xiu said coldly, "At least wait until my god absorbs their power."
He turned and flew towards the cave where Yunxiu had previously placed his master.
He did not hesitate at all. It was obvious that his remnant soul was already familiar with every inch of the body's texture and every technique.
Inside the cave, Master, Yingtang, Yuwei, and the others remained unconscious. Their bodies glowed faintly, the divine power left behind by Yunxiu protecting their spiritual veins. Yan Xiu entered the cave, raised his hand, and gathered a gentle stream of immortal energy. His own immortal energy, originating from the same source as Yaoxi Mountain's, would not arouse alarm.
Immortal energy flowed through his fingertips, slowly infusing into each person's body. The light on Master's stone-colored robe gradually grew brighter, and the banyan leaf pattern on Yingtang's moon-white robe glowed with a luminescent light. Yuwei's fingers hanging at his side moved slightly, clearly slowly awakening.
Yan Xiu gently lifted everyone up, wrapped their bodies with his divine power, and flew towards the bamboo house deep in Yaoxi Mountain.
A familiar environment can help the master let down his guard more quickly and make it easier for him to believe the lies he makes up.
The bamboo house remained the same as before. The banyan tree sapling in the yard had grown to half a man's height; the wooden sword Yunxiu used for sword practice still lay on the bluestone by the stream; and on the stone table inside the house, some of Yunxiu's uneaten banyan fruit still lingered, emitting a faint fragrance.
Yan Xiu placed everyone on the beds and cushions in the bamboo house, and then took out a few spiritual fruits nourished by immortal power from his arms and placed them next to everyone.
He hid his supernatural powers very well.
After doing all this, he sat on the stone steps at the door of the bamboo house, looking at the sky covered with blood rain in the distance.
The lie was half true and half false, enough for the master who had just woken up and was in a daze to believe it.
When we returned to the bamboo house, everyone was already awake.
Wu Yi had also returned to the mountain. What a good time! Yan Xiu looked at them quietly for a few seconds before slowly speaking.
"Master, Yunxiu...she possesses the divine power of the Ancient God within her body. She is the vessel for the Ancient God's resurrection. She previously killed many of her fellow disciples from Yaoxi Mountain in order to absorb their immortal power. Now, she is going to the back mountain, open the Ancient God's lair, and work with the Ancient God to...destroy the human world."
Yan Xiu walked up to his master and slowly lifted his shirt. On his shoulder, a deep wound, visible to the bone, glowed with a cold white light. It was the mark of divine power, originating from the same divine essence within Yun Xiu's body.
"Master, look at this wound. It was left when Yunxiu attacked me. The divine power in her body has completely merged with that of the Ancient God. She is the Ancient God's accomplice."
The master's gaze fell on the wound, his pupils constricting slightly. He could clearly sense the divine energy pulsing from the wound, identical to the divine power of the ancient gods ten thousand years ago, and indeed, the same source as the divine essence within Yunxiu's body.
As an immortal who had experienced the ancient era of gods, he was very familiar with this kind of power, and his doubts deepened instantly.
Yingtang was also stunned and subconsciously retorted: "Absolutely impossible! Xiaoyou absolutely can't..."
At this moment, Yu Wei also woke up. He slowly opened his eyes. Although he still couldn't see, he could clearly sense the fluctuations of divine power around him. When his senses touched the wound on Yan Xiu's shoulder, his body trembled violently.
As expected, Wu Yi rushed over and grabbed Yan Xiu's wrist.
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about! How is this possible? Why on earth do you say that?"
Yan Xiu frowned and pushed his hand away.
"I saw with my own eyes that she used her divine power to kill the fairies at the foot of the mountain, and I also saw her collecting their power. Master, if you don't stop her now, it will be too late."
Yu Wei, with a cloth covering his eyes, turned around and said only one sentence: "That man has supernatural powers... and killed Jing Er."
Yu Wei's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the bamboo house.
Master's face darkened completely, and the spiritual fruit in his hand almost fell to the ground; Yingtang's hand holding Wu Yi tightened slightly.
The entire Yaoxi Mountain knows that Yu Wei has the ability to sense divine power, and his words are more convincing than anyone else's.
Wu Yi didn't believe it at all and ran out. Yan Xiu actually choked up.
"She said she was going to the human world, but she was actually going to reunite with the Ancient God. She knocked us unconscious so the Ancient God could drain our immortal energy and complete our final revival. If I hadn't escaped by chance, and if Yu Wei hadn't been able to sense her divine power, we'd probably still be in the dark."
"Absolutely not."
Yingtang said firmly. She was even a little angry. "What's wrong with you? Xiaoyou would never do such a thing. But you, on the other hand, I think you're extremely suspicious. What are you talking about?"
"Xiao You... the divine energy in her body controlled her."
There was regret and sadness in Yan Xiu's tone.
"She originally shared the same roots and destiny with the Ancient Gods. The will of the Ancient Gods was her will. Now... she has no control over herself at all."
The master was silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "No matter what, take her home first."
Yan Xiu looked at everyone's reactions, and the cold white light in his eyes flickered slightly.
Inside the bamboo house, Master looked at Yan Xiu's back, his brows furrowed slightly. He always felt that something was wrong. Although Yan Xiu's words sounded perfect, but...
With no evidence at the moment and the destruction of the human world imminent, he could only suppress his doubts for the time being.
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