Qin Luo's voice rang out at the right moment, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable force. His deep eyes revealed a hint of mockery, as if he were examining a chess piece. He looked down at Sikong Xiu, seemingly waiting for her response.
Hearing this forceful tone, Sikong Xiu felt utterly aggrieved and couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal. After all, she was the one who first brought up this condition, and logically speaking, Qin Luo's actions weren't surprising at all.
"Since I previously offered to serve you with the power of the Illusionary Dream Sect in exchange for your assistance, I will certainly keep my promise."
Sikong Xiu bit her lower lip, her voice trembling as she desperately suppressed her inner resentment. She lowered her head and lowered her eyes, unwilling to let Qin Luo see the humiliation and resentment in her eyes.
At this moment, she felt that her pride as the proud daughter of the Illusionary Dream Sect had been shattered into dust under the pressure of this absolute power.
“But…” Sikong Xiu paused, then mustered her courage to speak again, her voice softening with a hint of compromise, “I hope that you, young master, will keep your word and remove the restrictions on me after the academy competition ends, so that we may be free.”
After speaking, Sikong Xiu raised her eyes and glanced subtly behind Qin Luo, where she saw Murong Liyue, Su Yaoyue, and Huang Lu rushing over.
Judging from the concern on the faces of the three women, it must be closely related to the man in front of them. Thinking of this, Sikong Xiu, who had never suffered a loss before, made a snap decision in her extremely frustrated state, and for a moment she only wanted to regain some of her former strategic thinking.
Hmph! I can't beat you, but can't I at least annoy you?
Thinking of this, Sikong Xiu quickly adjusted her expression, her gaze timidly looking at Qin Luo, her eyes carrying just the right amount of pleading, like a pitiful, helpless woman forced to compromise.
Immediately afterwards, she pretended to be exhausted, her legs went weak and her body swayed, and she fell straight into Qin Luo's arms.
Her posture was so delicate and innocent, she was secretly planning to provoke the three women behind Qin Luo into jealousy, so that the man who had made her lose face would also experience the feeling of having trouble at home.
Seeing this, Qin Luo expressionlessly increased the speed at which he channeled spiritual energy, instantly setting up the restriction completely, and then quickly retracted his fingers. At the same time, he subtly turned to the side, his movements fluid and flawless.
Sikong Xiu thought her plan was flawless and was secretly pleased with herself, even imagining the angry looks of the three women behind Qin Luo.
However, Qin Luo managed to dodge in time, causing him to miss completely and lose his balance, falling awkwardly to the cold ground.
thump!
With a dull thud, she fell heavily to the ground. The pain from her buttocks hitting the ground made her wince, but what embarrassed her even more was her current predicament.
Her face flushed red and then paled, a mixture of embarrassment and shame washing over her. She wished the ground would crack open so she could disappear into it.
"As long as your Dream Sect does its best and doesn't try anything under my nose, I will naturally keep my word."
Qin Luo said calmly, a faint smile playing on his lips. The smile didn't reach his eyes, but it made Sikong Xiu's heart tighten. She felt as if all her thoughts were completely transparent in front of this man.
"Hmph! What a shameless man who doesn't know how to cherish women!"
Sikong Xiu cursed viciously in her heart, but she had to force herself to suppress her embarrassment and stand up with an elegant posture. She gently patted the dust off her clothes, her feigned composure unable to hide the shame and indignation in her eyes.
At this moment, Murong Liyue, Su Yaoyue, and Huang Lu arrived, and Sikong Xiu immediately felt three different gazes scrutinizing her. Under the interplay of these three gazes, Sikong Xiu felt as if she were being pricked by needles, and her whole body became uneasy.
But he could only brace himself and pretend he didn't feel anything, taking a deep breath before looking up at Qin Luo again.
"I was rude just now, please don't make fun of me, young master."
Sikong Xiu forced a smile, but it was stiff and unnatural, like a mask stuck to her face.
She deliberately lowered her voice, making it sound just the right amount of shyness and tenderness, like a naive young girl experiencing her first love, trying to save face and turn the tables.
Unfortunately, her hopes were destined to be dashed.
The moment Sikong Xiu finished speaking, the nine puppets that had been frozen into ice blocks shattered with a loud crash, scattering ice fragments with a crisp sound.
Before anyone could react to this sudden turn of events, countless spiritual seals erupted once more in the sky. The seals flashed with light, emitting a constant buzzing sound, illuminating the entire world as bright as day.
The next second, the figures of eighteen puppets materialized and emerged from among countless spiritual seals. These puppets were surrounded by a much more powerful aura. Compared to the previous puppets, their aura was far stronger, and each one exuded a majestic aura that was hard to match below the level of a saint, making people feel awe.
Upon seeing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
At that moment, Qin Luo felt a strange sensation rise in his heart for no reason, and subconsciously looked up at a corner of the sky.
Amidst the flickering of countless spiritual seals, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes:
"Just now, it felt like someone was watching me?"
The moment this thought crossed his mind, the puppet that had been hovering high in the sky, radiating a powerful aura, suddenly exploded.
In an instant, the violent roar shook the heavens and earth, and the puppet transformed into countless flying fragments of spiritual seals, which then merged back into the countless spiritual seals.
It was as if some unseen force believed that these puppets posed no real obstacle to Qin Luo below, and thus dissolved them in such an abrupt way.
Immediately afterwards, a massive spiritual array enveloped everyone. Within the array, lines crisscrossed, complex and profound to the extreme. Each line seemed to have undergone the baptism of the long river of time, containing the endless truths of heaven and earth.
Once the spirit array appeared, the surrounding space was distorted, and countless spaces were drawn into it, adding to its unpredictability.
As the spirit array manifested, the spirit seals in the sky continuously surged towards it, merging into it and becoming the cornerstone for the continuous improvement and strengthening of the spirit array.
The spiritual seal and the spiritual array resonated with each other, their light reflecting off each other, illuminating the entire world in a dreamlike and enchanting way.
At the same time, a faint, ethereal voice, seemingly from ancient times, gently resounded above everyone's heads:
"Since ancient times, if one hears the Dao in the morning, death is acceptable. The moment the spiritual energy flows is the moment when fate is divided. Those who break through the formation can obtain supreme inheritance and have the prospect of attaining the Dao. Those who are trapped inside the formation will only die and their Dao will be extinguished, and they will be forever trapped in the cycle of reincarnation!"
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