Chapter 697: Chapter 691: [Sin Level] · Concealing the True Spirit
Chi Xiao looked at Ye Fengqing, only to feel that she was surrounded by infinite worlds. With every breath, countless civilizations thrived and perished, mysteriously to the extreme, even with His keen sight, He couldn’t see through her essence.
Further probing was necessary.
Therefore, the suggestion by the other party was exactly what Chi Xiao wanted.
Without hesitation, He stepped forward.
In an instant, a phantom identical in appearance and form to Chi Xiao emerged from His body.
With each passing moment, the phantom became more solid.
In no time, the phantom turned into a solid form, seemingly indistinguishable from Chi Xiao’s true body.
He lightly tapped on the void with His feet and flew, arriving on Cangming Star in the blink of an eye.
"Your turn."
Chi Xiao’s true body turned aside, looking at the Lord of the Red Lotus beside Him, and said with a smile: "Need any help?"
Theoretically speaking, as the current overlord of Cangming Star, Ye Fengqing had the home-field advantage in this duel.
Chi Xiao, fighting an away game, theoretically, would have some disadvantage.
But...
In His realm, factors like time, location, and harmony were secondary, not the key to determining victory, and hardly even a disturbance.
Ye Fengqing raised her eyebrows slightly, her gaze like a real and sharp blade slicing across Chi Xiao: "As an upper-rank god, you are a bit slower than I imagined."
"Help?"
"My thought incarnation has already arrived at the site."
Upon hearing this, Chi Xiao’s demeanor changed slightly, and He instinctively focused His gaze on Cangming Star.
He noticed that in the Blade Province, a charming figure identical to Ye Fengqing in appearance and stature was already standing gracefully between the Qian family and Xu clan territory.
Evidently, the Lord of the Red Lotus was not speaking nonsense.
"..." Chi Xiao silently withdrew His gaze, gave Ma Ran beside Him a glance and found that the "host" was extremely calm about the "dueling assistant’s" performance, seemingly having anticipated Ye Fengqing’s capability, and was not surprised at all.
Meanwhile, the values on the Justice Instrument also changed.
Ma Ran: 100
Chi Xiao: 100
Both sides were at the extreme card point, reaching the "interference limit" allowed by this match’s rules.
According to the pre-set rules, even if the thought incarnations of Chi Xiao and Ye Fengqing exerted just a bit more power, the interference index would exceed 100.
The critical elements of the rule were set by Chi Xiao, and Ma Ran was involved in the process merely to supervise its fairness, so Chi Xiao could precisely control it to this degree, naturally.
Even for Ma Ran, achieving this level, Chi Xiao wouldn’t feel surprised.
However...
The person reaching such a level was Ye Fengqing.
Chi Xiao gave her a meaningful look.
If she had made even the slightest mistake just now, Ma Ran would have immediately lost this match.
Was it a disregard for the competition’s outcome, thinking her appearance had already given Ma Ran enough face, making it unnecessary to achieve the final victory?
Was it sufficient confidence, believing she wouldn’t make mistakes?
Or is it...
She was so conceited to think that even if a war broke out between the Earth·Cangming camp and the Divine Court, she could still have the upper hand or even emerge victorious?
The first possibility seems unlikely.
If she really didn’t care, she wouldn’t have arrived at the scene immediately.
Although mobilizing the power of the Time Law could be seen as a provocation against the Divine Court, exhibiting power, however...
Ye Fengqing traversed endless star systems to get here, clearly valuing Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei known as the Ice River Immortals highly.
Chi Xiao’s sight returned to Ye Fengqing, scratching His head, with a look of deep thinking.
"Your gaze just now was really frightening."
After pondering for a long time, He finally found the right description, and a hint of a smile appeared on His face: "Exactly!"
"That gaze holds the power to burn everything to ashes, turning longevity, power, origin...everything into nothing!"
"Its intensity gives me a feeling that surpasses any flame in the cosmos."
"If someone of slightly lower realm were here, they’d probably be ’burned to death’ just by that one look."
Saying this, Chi Xiao secretly clicked His tongue, saying: "I finally understand why your title is the Red Lotus."
Ye Fengqing remained indifferent, with an icy tone conveying a sense of aloofness: "Focus on the battle."
"I despise the feeling of taking advantage of others."
"After losing the match, don’t make excuses for yourself."
Chi Xiao smiled slightly.
Doing a "what is one plus two" elementary school math problem, whether done by a university professor or a primary school student, the result would always be "three."
After all, He is a Supreme Ruler, if He wanted to, He could divide His divine split into billions, each thought descending upon all heavens.
A ’ten interference points’ level battle doesn’t require focused attention to achieve ’the best.’
In the vast cosmos, anything is possible, self-assured powerhouses are as numerous as the fish in the river.
The same tone and demeanor, if it were anyone else, Chi Xiao wouldn’t say a word more, a single breath could annihilate the opponent’s physical body, disperse the soul, and even shatter the true spirit seal right on the spot.
But the Lord of the Red Lotus Ye Fengqing...
She has the right to be proud.
Because she’s strong enough.
Up until now, Chi Xiao hasn’t found her true spirit seal.
It’s as if it was hidden by the will of the great universe.
Suddenly, the voice of Lan Xi, the Supreme Power, rang in Chi Xiao’s ear.
"The investigation results are out."
"The answer is it cannot be found."
Chi Xiao frowned: "Can you say something I can understand?"
Lan Xi replied: "I mean, I simply cannot find the true spirit seal of Prophet Ma Ran, as if he simply doesn’t have such a thing."
"But do you think that’s possible?"
Chi Xiao remained silent.
Of course not.
For life forms, the true spirit seal is more private and significant than the soul, no intelligent life form could be without it.
The soul can be faked, in the cosmos, there are naturally or artificially created identical souls.
However, the true spirit seal is unique and cannot be counterfeited.
"Could it be that..."
Chi Xiao came to a conclusion that almost made Himself laugh: "The group formed by Ma Ran, Ye Fengqing, and others has already touched upon power beyond the Supreme Ruler?"
"No! Absolutely impossible!"
"Such existence has surpassed the limits of this universe."
"The will of the great universe cannot allow such an entity to be born!"
Concealing a true spirit seal is a more terrifying ability than destroying it.
At the very least, Chi Xiao cannot achieve this.
Achieving this without killing the intelligent being, concealing its true spirit seal, the difficulty is not less than creating a new one.
It is an ability parallel to the will of the great universe, one no entity could master!
A million years ago, Chi Xiao was sure, in His dimension, there is only one current universe.
Why?
A dimension is a container, the universe is a solution.
What happens when the matter and energy contained in a universe swell to the extent that an upper-level dimension can hold?
The result is...
It sustains, all things perish.
Other universes within the current dimension are ’squeezed to death.’
Likewise, the same reasoning applies between the universe and an extraordinary individual.
Chi Xiao’s instinct and Sixth Sense told Him...
An individual capable of autonomously creating true spirit seals could perhaps be called a Sin.
A Sin Level existence will encroach on the living space of all other creatures in the cosmos, causing a great annihilation.
