Upon seeing that face, Qi Jinnian realized something was wrong, but confident in his strength, he not only did not stop, but instead increased the flow of ghostly power.
Then he saw the sword, with its sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, grass, and trees, which looked exactly like the legendary Xuanyuan Sword.
Subconsciously, a thought popped into his mind: he absolutely must not let that sword harm his soul.
He acted decisively. The moment the sword tip touched the body, his soul dispersed, narrowly avoiding the sword's edge. It then regrouped behind Di Xiu, his ghostly energy forming a black blade in his hand, which he then slashed at Di Xiu's neck.
Emperor Xiu spread his left hand and caught the falling body. There was no wound on his forehead, because he had slain the soul.
With a twist of his right wrist, the sword precisely blocked the ghost blade. As Di Xiu turned around, he changed his move, raising his leg and sweeping it horizontally, causing Qi Jinnian to scatter once again.
Qi Jinnian was about to make another move when he noticed a dazzling lightning bolt overhead, with purple lightning striking straight towards him.
He glared angrily at the ghost in front of him, memorizing its appearance so that he could take revenge in the future.
He prepared to flee, noticing that the ghost had stopped attacking, but he didn't notice that the lightning was blocked by an invisible barrier, nor did he notice that his ghostly power was being devoured by something.
The soul, which had intended to escape through the mountain, was thrown into the air, rolled to the ground, and solidified into a physical form, revealing a handsome yet wicked face.
The only flaw was that he had a golden wound on his face, as well as on his arms and chest, which was corroding his ghostly body like sulfuric acid.
His heart sank. He suppressed the pain, his eyes turning bloodshot, and asked in a cold voice, "Who exactly are you? Why are you opposing me?"
Di Xiu didn't even look at him, and retreated with He Linye's body. Qi Jinnian realized that there was an exit behind him, and also noticed that lightning couldn't strike this place. He quickly made a decision between being trapped here and being struck by lightning.
He immediately rose and flew over, once again conjuring a black blade with his ghostly power, and slashed at him.
Di Xiu casually swung his sword, sending him flying and retreating from the sword formation created by Wuji. He then uttered a low shout: "Slay the evil soul."
"The Wuji has been commanded." A faint voice echoed from all directions.
Qi Jinnian felt the surrounding space suddenly become still. When he looked up, he saw that the sky was filled with sword energy, all pointing at him. He tried to disperse his body to avoid it, but found that the ghost energy he released seemed to evaporate and disappeared in an instant.
Before he could figure out what was going on, ten thousand swords moved at once.
"ah--"
Countless sword beams enveloped him, and he couldn't help but howl in pain, but the sound was drowned out by the thunder.
Emperor Xiu coldly uttered two words: "Annihilation."
A pale golden light shone forth, instantly engulfing Qi Jinnian.
The ghostly aura rose, faded, and disappeared without a trace.
However, several transparent orbs of light scattered and flew out.
"Ah—I hate it—"
Emperor Xiu ignored his dying words, looked up at the night sky where thunderclouds were gathering, and shouted, "Get out."
Lei Yun hesitated for a moment, then left reluctantly.
Wuji appeared beside Di Xiu, glanced at the sky, and pouted, "Every time I come out, lightning strikes. It's so annoying. Divine Lord, when can we go back?"
"It's almost over; this is the last mission."
Wuji couldn't tell whether he was moving too fast or too slow, but his heart was filled with anticipation. His eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together, his physical body emitting a sound: "I've been waiting for this day for far too long."
Wuji's true form rarely appeared, and initially it was in a state of slumber. It only vaguely knew that Di Xiu had to do some missions, and that the Time and Space Administration could reverse time and space and send them back.
He rarely came out, so after finding out what was going on from 001, he returned to the sword and was put away.
Di Xiu glanced at the body in his hand, put it on the ground, and said to 001, "First, ask the main system if we can release He Linye in advance."
He Linye was still alive when his body was taken away, and Qi Jinnian was there to keep him going. Now that Qi Jinnian is gone, Di Xiu could theoretically enter this body, but there's no need for that.
001 immediately went to inquire, and the main system always responded quickly.
"Can."
As soon as the words were spoken, a portal appeared, and a transparent soul leaped and bounded toward the lifeless body on the ground in a very unorthodox long jump posture, but was pulled out by a hand a second before it could enter.
Di Xiu looked around, walked to a tree ten meters away, and waved to a small, transparent, gel-like ball hiding on it.
"Get down."
The little ball looked at him, shrank back in fear, but couldn't resist being attracted by the soul in his hand. After hesitating for a moment, it jumped down from the tree and was grabbed by Di Xiu and pressed into He Linye's soul.
"Relax, don't resist."
He Linye obediently lay down on his limbs, letting his soul be kneaded and flattened. After a while, the feeling that something was missing finally disappeared.
Di Xiu released his grip, and He Linye turned to look at him, cautiously asking, "Boss, can I go back now?"
"Go."
He Linye rushed towards the body he had been longing for once again.
The next second, his chest, which had been completely still, began to move, his breathing resumed, and his fingers started to twitch.
He suddenly opened his eyes, touched his face and body, got up and ran towards Di Xiu with his arms and legs that seemed to be disobeying him, but suddenly stumbled and fell down, supporting himself with his hands on the ground, and knelt right in front of Di Xiu.
He wasn't ashamed at all, and adjusted his kneeling posture accordingly. With a strong voice, he said gratefully, "Thank you, boss, for saving my life."
Emperor Xiu: "...There's no need for such a grand ceremony."
After getting up again, He Linye asked with some confusion and fear, "Boss, why do I feel like I can't control my body?"
"Rehabilitation is needed."
"Oh, oh, oh," He Linye nodded repeatedly, "Um, boss, where are we going now?"
He Linye's family was hundreds of miles away, but Liao Tingting was right under his nose. Di Xiu glanced at him and said, "Do the task you entrusted to me."
He Linye quickly replied, "I can do it myself now."
Di Xiu glanced at his legs, and he immediately wilted.
He Linye seemed to have returned to the time when he was a baby learning to walk. He picked up a tree branch as a cane and followed Di Xiu step by step toward the camp, trying to get closer to him in an extremely humble manner.
"What should I call you, sir?"
"Emperor Xiu".
"That's a great name, it sounds incredibly awesome. Of course, you really are awesome too."
"..."
"Hey boss, what did you do before?"
"..."
He Linye doesn't control other parts of his body very well, but he's quite eloquent with his mouth.
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