Chapter 492: Chapter 58: Sixteen-Character Ancient Adage
Watching Guo Ziyu and Ximing leave, the Chaos Mantis did not immediately release Sha Xi.
It dragged Sha Xi around the Opportunity Transmission Array, appearing to be deep in thought.
Sha Xi, whose neck was pressed by the icy cold Mantis Blades, was both shocked and terrified. She yelled, "Monster, you demon, hurry up and let me go. Once Junior Minister is out, he will surely kill you, you impure-blooded abomination born from the union of man and beast."
Sha Xi felt the silver-white Mantis Blades were unimaginably cold, emitting a frightening murderous intent, and her legs couldn’t help but give way. She couldn’t understand why her Dark Power fluctuated so unstably while under the control of this mantis.
In the moon-white belly eyes of the Chaos Mantis, a murderous intention emerged. It had followed the Divine Court all the way here, and finally had the opportunity to encounter Sha Xi alone - how could it let go now?
Its eyes seemed to carry a thread of emotion, as if fiercely struggling with a decision—to kill Sha Xi or to spare her life.
The Chaos Mantis hesitated for a moment and did not immediately kill her. Instead, it looked in a certain direction of the Dragon Court, its eyes blankly staring into space.
Sha Xi also turned to look in the direction where the Chaos Mantis was gazing.
It was staring at the cryptic inscriptions on the transmission array.
Could it be that the Chaos Mantis could understand the cryptic inscriptions of the transmission array that even the Array Masters of the Divine Court could not decipher?
"Bloodstained White Lotus, when the Holy Beasts gather, rivers of blood shall flow, revealing the Dragon Transformation Pond."
The Chaos Mantis could not help but be ecstatic; it recognized the inscriptions on this ancient transmission array.
That was the ancient Beast Language, lost for nearly a thousand years.
"Bloodstained White Lotus—to reveal the Dragon Transformation Pond," it read word by word, and then came to a sudden realization.
Sha Xi was stunned too. She felt the blade at her neck tighten, like a whisper of Death from Hell, "Only with the bloodstain of the White Lotus will the Dragon Transformation Pond appear; thus, let’s use your blood as the primer."
"Shhh—" a muffled sound, and Sha Xi’s eyes widened in horror at the eerie scene before her.
Her head rolled off her body, blood splattering on the Rao Ri Armor as the Chaos Mantis, covered in moon-white luster, coldly watched her.
The Rao Ri Armor, a set of armor that was incomplete without a helmet, was incapable of saving her life.
"Filthy Human Race, your blood is just the beginning. Once I find the Dragon Transformation Pond and ascend to a Holy Beast, I will use the blood of the Divine Court to worship my mother and the countless Chaos Beasts harmed by the Divine Court," from the moment it captured Sha Xi, the Chaos Mantis never intended to spare her life.
Blood seeped into the lotus-shaped Transmission Array, causing it to glow brilliantly with blood-red light; the originally crystal-clear Transmission Array turned into a gaping maw soaked in blood.
After pondering for a moment, the Chaos Mantis donned the Rao Ri Armor and, having re-infused it with its blood, the luster of the armor flickered, and instantly the Chaos Mantis was clad in a magnificent set of red Battle Armor.
After tossing away the corpse of Sha Xi, the Chaos Mantis stepped into the transmission array.
Not long after the Chaos Mantis left, the Storage Pattern on Sha Xi’s arm suddenly shifted, transforming into an engraved crane that took flight from the Sky Dragon Palace.
Everyone inside the transmission array was completely unaware of the events happening in the Dragon Court.
As Yue Jinghua stepped into the Transmission Array, she felt a blur before her eyes, and all the people in the Dragon Court and its surroundings vanished.
The scent of flowers and the chirping of birds disappeared along with them.
The members of the July Mercenary Corps who stood beside her had also vanished without a trace.
In front of her lay a Nihility Realm filled with mesmerizing and colorful illusions.
There was no distinction of east, west, north, or south, nor of night and day.
The Opportunity Transmission Array was indeed as unpredictable as the Array Master from the Divine Court had said, leaving me unsure where the rest of the July Mercenary Group had been transported to.
Yue Jinghua summoned a few giant-winged mosquitoes, ordering them to scout around while she stayed put.
After the giant-winged mosquitoes left, a long while passed without them returning.
Yue Jinghua took a few steps forward, and just as she had taken seven or eight steps, the scenery beside her abruptly changed.
"Xiaoqi, you deal with her," suddenly there was someone beside her.
Liao, holding a "Desert Eagle," stood shoulder to shoulder with her.
Large floor-to-ceiling windows, heat-detecting cameras flashing with infrared rays, and an endlessly dark corridor that stretched out of sight.
She knew that once they crossed this corridor, Zhen Ni would take advantage of her unpreparedness to deliberately trigger the surveillance system in the Hexagonal Building, and she would be forced to detonate the high-explosive concealed in her brooch amidst a hail of bullets.
Yue Jinghua’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably. This was...
The night she had traveled through time more than a year ago was the same night she and Zhen Ni entered the Hexagonal Building.
She had actually returned to the 23rd century.
However, the scene before her eyes was somewhat different; Zhen Ni was led by several spies, her head hanging low, kneeling on the ground.
Wounds covered her body and face, as if she had been tortured.
"Xiaoqi, Zhen Ni has betrayed the Grey Alliance and you. It’s only fitting that you be the one to execute her," Liao handed the gun to Yue Xiaoqi.
Zhen Ni, the traitor, her Zhen Ni.
Yue Jinghua’s thoughts blurred. What on earth was going on?
Could it be that her past year and more on the Canglong Continent, with Lie Rou, Yue Chen, Shalman, and the July Team, all the people and events, were fake?
Liao thrust the icy gun into her hand; it felt heavy and undeniably real.
For a moment, Yue Xiaoqi felt momentarily dazed; she had almost forgotten how it felt to fire a gun.
"What’s wrong, Xiaoqi? Zhen Ni is right in front of you," Liao asked with concern.
"It’s nothing," Yue Xiaoqi took the gun, and her fingertips slowly pulled the trigger, "Liao, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, I really didn’t want to greet you this way."
A "bang—" the simulated gunshot echoed in the Nihility Realm.
Without any hesitation, as the illusion in front of her vanished, Yue Jinghua activated her Divine Sense, and the Sky Shrieking Sword hidden in her boot let out a long cry, instantly penetrating "Liao’s" face.
Even if she abhorred Zhen Ni, even if she also desperately wanted to kill Zhen Ni, Liao would definitely never force her to do it himself.
The Liao she knew was not someone who would point a gun at his comrade.
The Sky Shrieking Sword pierced through "Liao’s" body.
"Giggle, what a formidable kid, to think that not even an illusion could deceive you," following the shattering of Liao’s body, it did not scatter immediately, but instead broke into a cloud of feathers.
As the feathers fell, a Flame Phoenix gracefully landed, and the moment it touched the ground, the Fire Phoenix transformed into a beautiful middle-aged woman. She was adorned with colorful feathered garments, her hair like flames, and her attractive face sported a pair of expressive and rolling eyes.
It was none other than Huo Fengyan, one of the Five Holy Beasts from Fire Phoenix Peak at the Five Saints Mountain.