Stranger Danger

“You think you have the right to sentence me to death? Who the hell do you think you are?”

Despite the unimaginable amount of pressure pressing on against his body, despite the blood pouring down his cheeks like a flood, Ye Qing slowly but surely lifted his head and stared straight at the entity.

He certainly wasn’t looking his best right now, and yet his tenacity and unyieldingness shone through it all.

Ye Qing bent a finger and tapped himself in the forehead; the tianmen point to be exact. The tianmen point was described as the “Gate of Heaven”, and it was one of the most important lines of defense of one’s mind. Ye Qing wasn’t hiding celestial qi or auspicious aura inside his head, however. No, it was overflowing with demonic qi and calamity.

Demonic qi boiled like fog, and demonic thought washed out like a shockwave. Both the sky and the earth instantly became so lofty it couldn’t be perceived, and so far that it couldn’t be seen. Everything looked blurry and chaotic as if this was the beginning of time where the world wasn’t created yet, and all that was living had not yet been born.

Not even the dazzling golden light was strong enough to pierce Primal Chaos.

“Hihihihi…”

“Hahaha…”

“Wooooo…”

Suddenly, strange, disturbing voices came from the Primal Chaos. It sounded like laughter, weeping, sighing, wailing and other sounds that could only be described as demonic. At the same time, dark, indistinct silhouettes appeared at the distance and flickered in and out of existence.

Fear, trepidation, cowardice, greed, anger and more negative emotions began to grow infinitely inside Dream Master’s heart. All sorts of hallucinations assaulted his mind and shadowed his heart.

“Paranirmita Vasavartin, Boundless Heavenly Demon…”

It was at this moment a voice resounded throughout the world. It was neither high-pitched, loud, solemn, nor fickle, and yet it possessed seemingly infinite power. As soon as it appeared, the golden silhouette was shackled in place, and the descending finger abruptly froze in its tracks. The massive “Edict” also grew dimmer than before.

“How dare a mere heretic challenge the power of a sovereign!”

The golden silhouette roared, causing the massive “Edict” to regain its luminosity. Wind and clouds darkened, and heaven and earth trembled. The dazzling golden light took the form of a gargantuan, sky-piercing sword and shot straight toward the sky.

The impenetrable wall of Primal Chaos abruptly parted to reveal a person sitting on a throne in the infinitely tall, infinitely distant sky. They were resting their head against their knuckles and looking down on the golden silhouette from above.

The person’s face was blurry, indistinct, and everchanging. Despite this, anyone could tell that they were wearing an expression of ridicule and scorn.

It was as if the golden silhouette was no more than an ant to them.

The person’s response to the gargantuan sword was to lower his finger. At the beginning, his finger was no bigger than, well, a human’s finger. But for every inch it traveled, it would grow a little larger. By the time it was about to make contact with the sword, it was big enough to blot out the sky itself.

The sword and the finger clashed, and it was the sword that shattered into smithereens. The person wasn’t done though. The finger was still descending and growing larger by the inch.

“The audacity!”

The golden silhouette raged as the word “Edict” shot into the sky. Unfortunately, it too dimmed and shattered into pieces as soon as it made contact with the finger.

Having shattered both the sword and the word, the finger finally pressed down on the golden silhouette without any mercy whatsoever. At that moment, the golden silhouette truly was an ant beneath the finger. There was absolutely nothing it could do to change its fate!

Crunch.

After the golden silhouette was crushed to bits, the person sitting above the Nine Heavens began to turn blurry, their face still wearing an expression of infinite scorn and ridicule.

“Sentence me to death? You?”

The voice said one last time before both the person and the Primal Chaos disappeared in an instant.

The world returned to normal, and Ye Qing and Dream Master reappeared in the city.

Something was different though. Dream Master’s eyes looked glassy and lifeless, and he was just standing there without moving a muscle. It was as if he had turned into a puppet.

Ye Qing’s complexion was pale, and his energies were unstable. Even now, blood was still pouring out of his pupils like a flood.

“Heh… Had I gotten even just a little careless…”

Ye Qing chuckled to himself before wiping away the blood on his face.

He had to admit that Dream Master was a deadly, hard-to-kill opponent. He certainly hadn’t expected the man to possess such a powerful trump card despite having one foot in the grave.

The golden silhouette was just a spiritual intent, and yet it had come very close to killing him. If he hadn’t grasped the Boundless Heart Demon Tribulation and manifested his Paranirmita Vasavartin Heaven, he would not have been able to transform the surroundings into his domain and wipe it out using his Heavenly Demon Yin God. He would’ve been dead.

It was despairing to think that a wisp of spiritual intent was almost strong enough to kill him. He certainly could not imagine how powerful the master and creator of the spiritual intent was.

That person was almost certainly the Di Shitian Dream Master had spoken about.

In any case, Di Shitian was now his sworn enemy. After all, he had wiped out his whole team and even destroyed his spiritual intent. There was no way the man was going to let this slide.

“Sigh. The trees long for peace, but the wind will never cease.[1]”

Ye Qing shrugged, though he wasn’t really too worried. As the gambling addicts loved to say, what was another debt when they were already drowning in debt? Plus, he had already earned the guy’s eternal ire since the moment he killed Huo Hao and stole Nanke. What did it matter if he offended the guy a couple more times?

After tossing the stray thought to the back of his mind, Ye Qing walked up to Dream Master and took his Nature’s Shells, Strange Artifacts, and everything else that was of value. Then, he turned around and left.

As if on cue, Dream Master’s body crumbled into dust and scattered into the wind. Ye Qing did not look back. As he walked toward the exit, the fog covering the ancient city too faded away. For the first time in a very long time, starlight and moonlight graced the forgotten city once more.

……

“That spiritual energy is… incredible. Was there another party hiding in the shadows?”

Inside a dilapidated building, a white-faced, weakened Greenlake Bai was leaning against a wall and taking a moment to catch her breath.

“The sandpiper and clam war together, and the fisherman catches both. I knew it was too good to be true that we would stumble onto Nanke in the middle of nowhere. Nothing good ever happens by chance, just like there are no free lunches in the world.”

A sickly, somewhat crazed smile flashed across Greenlake Bai’s features. “I wonder who the fisherman is though. I would have loved to see their face with my own eyes.”

“Oh well, no point dreaming about something that will never come true. There are way, way too many bad people in this world, so much so that I’m starting to miss that innocent husband of mine. I wonder what he’s doing right now… assuming he’s still alive.”

Greenlake Bai giggled to herself as her energies slowly but surely stabilized.

Suddenly, Greenlake Bai blanched. “Hmm?! The fog’s fading. This is bad!”

Ah Su’s “Nethercall Demonic Possession Record” was a pure body-tempering martial art. That was why she was able to shake her off without too much effort. But now that the fog was gone, it wouldn’t take long for Ah Su to locate her once more.

“This fog’s timing is absolutely suspect. Is it the work of that fisherman?!”

For the first time, Greenlake Bai lost her smile and uttered through gritted teeth, “Pray that I don’t find out who you are, fisherman. Otherwise, you’ll wish you had done things differently.”

As soon as she finished, Greenlake Bai flinched and jumped out of a window.

As if on cue, the entire building exploded in a shower of dust and debris.

“You killed Ah Xiu. I will kill you…”

Ah Su dashed out of the rubble and pounced toward Greenlake Bai. She destroyed many more buildings while chasing after the woman.

“I really didn’t kill first senior brother, third senior sister! Did you sense that presence just now? It’s clear that I was framed!”

Greenlake Bai ran like her life depended on it while saying, “If you kill me, first senior brother would not be able to rest in peace!”

“You have to believe me, third senior sister! I promise I’ll find the real murderer for you!”

“You killed Ah Xiu…”

Her words bounced off Ah Su like water off a duck’s back, however. She just kept chasing and chasing and chasing.

“Third senior sister… would you please listen to me!”

“You killed Ah Xiu. I will kill you…”

“Third senior sister… what’s the point of having a brain if you’re not going to use it?!”

“Kill you…”

……

“Haha… have fun, Greenlake Bai. I hope you’ll survive this.”

On a sand dune, Ye Qing smiled while listening to the tremors and reverberations coming from the city.

He was the one who withdrew the fog, and of course he did it to screw Greenlake Bai over.

Originally, he wanted to deal with Greenlake Bai personally, but Dream Master’s Edict of Divine Thought had cost him a lot more spiritual power than he expected.

He could heal practically any physical injury in the blink of an eye, but the spirit was a different story.

Sure, he could restore his spiritual power instantly with a golden dragon-serpent rune, but… seriously? The golden dragon-serpent runes were a precious resource and an emergency life-saving item. It would be a waste to pop one just to kill Greenlake Bai.

Besides, it wasn’t like he was letting her go for free. That Ah Su was singlehandedly doing his job for him.

Also, he had a feeling that Greenlake Bai would somehow turn Ah Su against him if he were to intervene now. As a victim of her machinations, he had the right to be wary of her.

Therefore, leaving them to their devices was definitely the best move he could make right now.

If Greenlake Bai died, then hurray. If not, then he would have another chance to make her life miserable. What’s not to like?

“Wuwu?”

It was at this moment Giggle pulled his sleeve. It was looking up at him with worry.

“Don’t worry. I’m fine.”

Ye Qing petted its head with a smile. “It’s been a very busy day. Let’s go find a safe place and enjoy a good rest.”

1. Meaning that the world keeps trucking on whether you like it or not. ☜

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